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Mountain type
  
Porphyry

Elevation
  
978 m

Phone
  
+49 36845 50414

Parent range
  
Thuringian Forest

Address
  
Prominence
  
59 m

Mountain range
  
Schneekopf

Isolation
  
1.6 km → Großer Beerberg

Similar
  
Großer Beerberg, Großer Finsterberg, Kickelhahn, Ruppberg, Adlersberg

Luftaufnahmen vom schneekopf in th ringen im winter 2015


The Schneekopf near Gehlberg in the Thuringian county of Ilm-Kreis is 978 m above sea level (NHN) and thus the second highest peak in the Thuringian Forest after its western neighbour, the Großer Beerberg (983 m). The Adler Saddle between them is only about 59.4 metres lower than the two summits. To the east some distance away is its subpeak, the Sachsenstein (915 m), to the south are the Teufelskreise (967 m) and Fichtenkopf (944 m). The Goldlauterberg (866 m) further south marks the transition to the mountain of Großer Finsterberg (944 m).

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Th ringer wald 4k luftaufnahmen vom schneekopf 2015


DescriptionEdit

The mountain is of volcanic origin and consists of porphyry. It is known for the Schneekopf balls (Schneekopfkugel), balls of porphyry (druse) that occur here that form agate in the interior of crystals. They were formed during a volcanic eruption in the Permian. On the northern slopes of the mountain rises the Wilde Gera stream.

From the summit plateau there is a good all round view of other summits in the Thuringian Forest and the Rhön mountains, over the Thuringian Basin as far as the Ettersberg near Weimar and of the winter sports resort of Oberhof. In very good visibility, for example during winter inversion weather conditions, the view extends as far as the Brocken in the Harz Mountains, the Schneeberg and the western Ore Mountains. In addition, the Wilde Gera Viaduct (on the A 71), which has a span of 252 metres - the largest arch bridge in Germany, is also visible.

LiteratureEdit

  • Ludwig Bechstein: Sagenbuch des Schneekopfs und des Thüringischen Henneberger Landes. Veröffentlichung 1837; Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, Reprint 2009, ISBN 978-3-86777-063-7
  • References

    Schneekopf Wikipedia


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