Geisingberg

Geisingberg is located in Saxony

Geisingberg

Saxony,

Germany

Parent rangeOre MountainsGeologyMountain typeconeType of rockbasaltClimbingAccessTower inaugurated in 1891

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

Location and surrounding area

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 summit

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.

See also

List of mountains in the Ore Mountains
The Gaising (Latvian: Gaiziņkalns), the highest point in Latvia.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geisingberg.

Information about the Geisingberg Nature Reserve
Homepage of the Bergbaude Geisingberg (with information about its history and geology)

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