Isolation 0.68 km → Grimmberg Elevation 519 m | Parent range Harz Range Harz | |
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Prominence 24 m ↓ Crest of the Steile Wand ridge Location northeast of Herzberg am Harz in Lower Saxony, Germany Similar Harz, Dyke Ditch, Bruchberg, Quitschenberg, Sonnenberg | ||
The Steile Wand (literally "steep wall", or "steep face") is a 518.9 metre high hill ridge in the southwestern part of the Harz Mountains in the German state of Lower Saxony.
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Map of Steile Wand, 37447, Germany
GeographyEdit
It lies about 3 kilometres northeast of the town of Herzberg am Harz and its north and northwest slopes drop steeply into the valley of the Sieber. Towards the east it transitions into the Höxterberg. The Steile Wand is entirely wooded; on the steep north side with conifers and on the crest of the ridge and its south side with deciduous woods. There is an old quarry on its steep northwest slope.
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Steile Wand Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA