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Cross-counry skiing route on the main ridge, Luž/Lausche on the horizon
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| Countries | Germany, Czech Republic |
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| States | Saxony, Bohemia |
| Part of | Western Sudetes |
| Highest point | Luž/Lausche |
| - elevation | 793 m (2,602 ft) |
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| Geology | Sandstone, Granite |
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Divisions of the Sudetes
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The Lusatian Mountains[1] (Czech: Lužické hory, German: Lausitzer Gebirge) are a mountain range of the Western Sudetes, located on the southeastern border of Germany with the Czech Republic east of the Elbe river, a continuation of the Ore Mountains range west of the Elbe valley. The mountains of the northern, German, part are called the Zittau Mountains.
The Lusatians themselves are a western extension of the Sudetes mountain range between Silesia in the north and Bohemia and Moravia in the south, which in the east joins the Carpathian Mountains at the Moravian Gate. The adjacent hilly region to the northwest is called the Lusatian Highlands.
The highest peak is Lausche (Luž) 793 m. Other notable peaks include Pěnkavčí vrch (Finkenkoppe) 792 m, Jedlová (Tannenberg) 774 m, Klíč (Kleis) 760 m, Hvozd (Hochwald) 750 m and Studenec (Kaltenberg) 736 m.
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