Big devil's mill
The Große Teufelsmühle in the Harz Mountains is a group of granite rocks on the southwest flank of the Viktorshöhe near Friedrichsbrunn in the Harz district , Saxony-Anhalt . It is designated as a natural monument . The highest point at about 567 m above sea level. NHN located rock group is at around 581 m above sea level. NN .
The rocks from the granite of the Ramberg consist of igneous rock from the time of the Variscan mountain formation in the Upper Carboniferous and Lower Permian . It shows the typical weathering of wool sacks (also called mattress weathering ) and is under nature protection .
Due to its shape, a legend arose around the cliff that connects it with the remains of a mill owned by the devil .
The Große Teufelsmühle is included as No. 189 in the system of stamping points of the Harz hiking nobility. The Kleine Teufelsmühle ( ⊙ ; at approx. 577 m above sea level ) is located about 150 m to the northeast .
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- ↑ a b Saxony-Anhalt viewer of the State Office for Surveying and Geoinformation ( notes )
- ↑ a b Harzer Wanderadel: stamp point 189 / Große Teufelsmühle , on harzer-wandernadel.de
Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 5.4 " N , 11 ° 4 ′ 46.3" E