Scharfenstein (Lusatian Mountains)

The sharp stone staircase

View from the sharp stone summit on Oybin and Lauschebdep2

The focus stone is about 25 meters high rock in the Zittau Mountains. Its peak is at 569 meters. Because of its distinctive shape it is also called " Lusatian Matterhorn" or " Oberlausitzer Matterhorn". The rock has been made ​​accessible with ladders and stairs on the south side and is one of the most famous rock views of the Zittau Mountains.

Location

The sharp stone is located east of the spa Oybin on the ridge between the fire height in the south and to the potter in the north, at the intersection of several trails. Nearby rock formations are the rocks and small rocks alley alley. At the foot of the rock there is a panel with geological information and a shelter.

Geology

The rock tower of sharp stone protrudes about 25 meters from the environment. The east-west oriented reef is about 40 meters wide. This is due to the silicification of the sandstone by ascending thermal solutions. The softer ashlar sandstone in the area weathered faster and so laid the "harder" Scharfstein free. The sharp stone in the south, another smaller rock tower, the Sharp Stone Needle upstream.

View

Due to its exposed location, it has an unobstructed panoramic view of the Oybin, the Listen, the high forest, the ridge in the Czech Republic and in good visibility to the Giant Mountains from the summit.

History

Thanks to its distinctive shape of the sharp stone was probably used in the Middle Ages as an observation point. From this time probably the hewn steps originate on the north side. In 1900 the Scharfstein received his first riser system. Also climbing the sharp stone has been used since the mid-1950s. In the 1970s, the riser system was renewed and the first Scharfstein Festival 1993, a summit book for tourists was designed and installed a new weather vane. At the western tip of a book and an abseil for the climbing routes is attached from the valley.