| Mount Scharfenstein (Sharp Stone) | |
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The Scharfenstein (Sharp Stone) with staircase to the look-out |
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| Elevation | 569.4 m (1,868 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Saxony, Germany |
| Geology | |
| Type | Sandstone |
The Scharfenstein (English: Sharp Stone) is a rock and about 25 metres high, situated in the Lusatian Mountains. It sits on a mountain with an elevation of 569 metres in the German southeastern state of Saxony. Due to its distinctive shape it is also called the "Upper-Lusatian Matterhorn" by the locals. The rock can be accessed via ladders and a staircase from the south and is one of the most famous look-outs in the Zittau Mountains.