Hohnekamm

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Hohneklippen: View from the cliff ledges to the boundary cliff, in the background of the Brocken

The Hohnekamm is a 900.6 m high mountain ridge in the Harz mountain range ( Upper Harz ) in the city of Wernigerode in the Harz district, Saxony -Anhalt ( Germany ), which is very rocky towers, Hohneklippen known.

Geographical location

The forested Hohnekamm extends within the Harz Nature Park / Saxony- Anhalt Harz National Park. It is located around 2 km north-east of the situated on the Cold Bode village Schierke, a district of Wernigerode, whose main town is located approximately 8.5 km north-east, and about 4 km north of misery, a district of Upper am Brocken. Approximately 7.5 km east-southeast lies Elbingerode and about 2.5 km south-east Drei Annen Hohne.

In the north west, the landscape of the race Hohnekamms corner mountain passes (about 933 m above sea level. NN ) on the west of it contained chunks ( 1141.1 m above sea level. NN ) and the north- east it falls over the head office ( 556.1 m above sea level. NN ) in the ridge Hippeln after Hasserode (from Wernigerode ) at the Holtemme. The summit is the southern neighbor Erdbeerkopf ( 847.7 m above sea level. NN ). Southwest is beyond Schierke the mountain group of Worm Mountain ( 971.2 m above sea level. NN ), greater Winterberg ( 906.4 m above sea level. NN ) and Small Winter mountain ( 837 m above sea level. NN ).

The extending to about 3 km in length in a northwest-southeast direction Hohnekamm forms the watershed between the in the transition area for the race Eckeberg swelling Holtemme the north and the Cold Bode in the south, which is fed from the south of the ridge springing Wormke; of these branches on the south flank of the ridge from the artificial Worms ditch. On the eastern flank of the ridge some springs from below the cliff ledges of Holtemme inflow Brown water.

Hohneklippen

The ridge Hohnekamm consists of granite, which by Wollsackverwitterung forms here in several places bizarre rock formations - especially those located in the highlands of Hohneklippen. The highest of these craggy pinnacles is the cliff ledges (51 ° 47 'N, 10 ° 42' O51.78161666666710.694183333333, 900.6 m above sea level. ), Which is accessed by ladders; from the clifftop overlooking the falls, among others, to the Brocken, Wernigerode castle on the edge of the Harz and Ilse, Halberstadt Harz foothills and over the lower resin with Joseph Cross on the Great Auersberg. A little north-west of it lies the border cliff ( 51 ° 47 ' N, 10 ° 41' O51.78289444444410.689988888889, 886 m above sea level. NN ), to the southeast, however, consists of the ridge line to bear cliff ( 51 ° 47 ' N, 10 ° 42' O51. 77876944444410.695555555556, about 870 m above sea level. NN ) away. Located below the cliffs south-eastern part of the ridge is as Hohnekopf (51 ° 47 'N, 10 ° 42' O51.77706666666710.698694444444, about 840 m above sea level. ) Known on which there are more cliffs; at its southern slope lies the Trude stone.

Brockenbahn

About the southern slopes of the Hohnekamms and past the neighboring strawberry there head which opened in 1898, Brocken Railway, a narrow gauge railway, the long 19.0 km Route of Drei Annen Hohne runs leads to the northwest of the Brocken.

Sport and Leisure

Around the Hohnekamm performs during the cold season, when the snow situation permits, among other things, a part of the racing corner mountain trail. Below the Hohnekopfs lasted until about the year 2000, the former ski resort of Drei Annen Hohne with a 1000 m long lift, which was then dismantled. The cliff ledges located on the crest is included as # 15 in the system of stamp locations of the Harz hiking pin.

Saga

According to legend, the Hohneklippen were three beautiful young women who were petrified here as punishment for her arrogance.