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Geisingberg

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Isolation
  
1.8 km → Raubennest

Elevation
  
824 m

Mountain range
  
Ore Mountains

Mountain type
  
basalt cone

Prominence
  
110 m

Parent range
  
Ore Mountains

Geisingberg

Access
  
Tower inaugurated in 1891

Similar
  
Kahleberg, Kohlhaukuppe, Wilisch, Luchberg, Komáří hůrka

The Geisingberg is a striking basalt mountain in the eastern Ore Mountains in the German federal state of Saxony.

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Location and surrounding areaEdit

The Geisingberg lies in the upper Eastern Ore Mountains between the mining town of Altenberg and the village of Geising. On its northern and western slopes runs the track of the Müglitz Valley Railway. With a maximum incline here of 1:27 (37 per mil) it is one of the steepest working railway lines in Germany.

Walking routes to the summitEdit

  • The easiest ascent runs from Altenberg along the road to the summit.
  • Other walks being in Geising and Bärenstein.
  • The Eisenach–Budapest international mountain path runs over the Geisingberg.
  • References

    Geisingberg Wikipedia


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