Klínovec

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View of Klinovec from Fichtelberg.  Meridian fixed point from 1864 in foreground.
View of Klinovec from Fichtelberg. Meridian fixed point from 1864 in foreground.
Former mountain hotel on Klínovec. Transmitting tower in background.
Former mountain hotel on Klínovec. Transmitting tower in background.

Klínovec (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 (Gottesgab), 4 km northeast from Jáchymov (St. Joachimsthal) in the Karlovy Vary Region. The average temperature is 2.6°C; the rainfall is around 986 mm per year. 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.

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Coordinates: 50°24′N, 12°58′E