Kleiner Zschirnstein

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Kleiner Zschirnstein

The Zschirnsteine. Left: Little Zschirnstein, right: Great Zschirnstein

Height 472.7 m above sea level (1,551 ft)
Location Sachsen (Germany)
Range Saxon Switzerland
Coordinates 50°52′16″N 14°10′13″E / 50.87111°N 14.17028°E / 50.87111; 14.17028Coordinates: 50°52′16″N 14°10′13″E / 50.87111°N 14.17028°E / 50.87111; 14.17028
Type table mountain
Rock Sandstone

The Kleine Zschirnstein ("Little Zschirnstein") is a 472.7 metre high table mountain in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxony.

It is located north of the Großer Zschirnstein above the village of Kleingießhübel. The summit plateau rises gently from east to west and is covered in forest. Whilst the southern end of the table descends gradually, there are steep rock faces on the northern side with several free-standing climbing summits. From the top there is an extensive view into Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.

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