Vysoký kámen

Vysoký kámen (German: Hoher Stein) is a hill and a nature monument in the territory of Kraslice in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It lies in the Elster Mountains (part of the Fichtel Mountains), 1 km from the Czech-German border. The ridge of rocks at the summit resemble a ruined castle. It is the western rocks that are used by climbers. They are ideal for beginners, with some low difficulty routes. It is also in the west that one finds the highest point, which rises to 780 m. It can be reached by means of a bridge and steel steps- forming a popular panorama point. The ridge continues in a wall like formation, terminating at the eastern end with the Felsturm Zobák (Schnabel) and the monumental Felsen Vêtrná skála (Windfelsen). Near these precipitous formations is a Felsenmeer, a sea of free standing boulders that are in parts united with clay. The rocks are Quartz on a bed of slate. Vysoký kámen is protected as a nature monument since 1907. Even so, since then it has be

Elevation: 920 m

Country: Germany

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