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View from the Leistenklippe to the Grenzklippe, with the Brocken in the background |
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| Height | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Location | Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| Range | Harz |
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| Rock | Granite |
| Remarks | Hohneklippen |
The Hohnekamm or Hohne Kamm is ridge up to 900 m high in the Harz mountains of central Germany. It is located in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, and is well-known for its rock towers, the Hohneklippen.
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The Hohne crags (German: Klippen) lie 2 km northeast of Schierke and run for about 3 kilometres in a northwest-to-southeast direction. The largest town in the area is Wernigerode, 5 km to the northeast. To the east is Elbingerode. Drei Annen Hohne, 2 km southeast of the mountain, is the start of the Brocken Railway, a narrow gauge line, that runs here along the southern slopes of the Hohneklippen westwards towards the Brocken. The Hohnekamm forms the watershed between the Holtemme to the north and the Wormke in the south. The region is part of the Harz National Park.
The mountain is made of granite, which has formed bizarre rock formations at several places due to 'woolsack' weathering. The highest of these rock pinnacles is the 900 m high Leistenklippe. West of it is the 886 m high Grenzklippe ("Border Crag"), to the southeast the crest continues on towards the Bärenklippe ("Bear Crag"). The southeastern section of the Hohneklippen is calle the Hohnekopf, from here the ski slopes of Drei Annen Hohne stretch eastwards.[1] In winter the area is used for cross-country skiing and sledging.[2][3]
The Leistenklippe is checkpoint no. 15 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking trail network.
According to legend the rugged crags of the Hohneklippen were once three beautiful young women who were turned to stone here for their pride.[4]