Klínovec

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View of Klinovec from Fichtelberg. Meridian fixed point from 1864 in foreground.

Former mountain hotel on Klinovec. Transmitting tower in background.

Klínovec (in German Keilberg) is a mountain in the Czech Republic. With a height of 1,244 meters, it is the highest point of the Ore Mountains (Krušné hory).

The mountain is near the village of Boží Dar, 4 km northeast from Jáchymov in the Karlovy Vary Region. The average temperature is 2,6°C, the rainfall is around 986 mm per anno. On the top of the mountain there is a former tourist hotel and a transmitting tower. The northern slopes of the mountain are a popular target of skiers.