Schauinsland

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Winter on Schauinsland: famous "Windbuchen" (beeches bent by the wind)
Winter on Schauinsland: famous "Windbuchen" (beeches bent by the wind)

Schauinsland (literally "look into the country"; near Freiburg, Germany), is a mountain in the Black Forest with an elevation of 1,284 m (3281 ft) above sea level.

The area is good for a number of outdoor adventurous activities including hiking, skiing and mountain biking. There is also a solar observatory nearby [1], a Global Atmosphere Watch monitoring station, and the interesting Eugen-Keidel Tower. Especially in autumn, during temperature inversion, there is a nice view from the Schauinsland to the Vosges mountains. Under appropriate weather conditions there is an excellent view of a large part of the Swiss Alps.

The 12 km (7.5 mile) long, twisty road leading up the mountain was used for hillclimbing races. In some years, it also hosted the Großer Bergpreis von Deutschland, like on September 27 1936, won by Bernd Rosemeyer.

[edit] Mining

For over 700 years lead, silver and zinc was mined in the area. The production was closed in 1954.

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Coordinates: 47°55′N, 7°54′E