Joke head
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 The Juxkopf in the Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains natural area |
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| height | 533.2 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | at joke ; Rems-Murr-Kreis , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Mountains | Löwenstein Mountains , Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 2 '2 " N , 9 ° 25' 57" E | |
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The Juxkopf is 533.2 m above sea level. NHN the second highest elevation of the Löwenstein Mountains in the Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains natural area in Baden-Württemberg . The Juxkopfturm and the connected hiking home of the Swabian Alb Association are on the mountain .
Geographical location and shape
The lower Jura summit of the Juxkopf in the southern Löwenstein Mountains on the southwestern edge of the Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains is about 700 meters northwest of the center of the Spiegelberg district of Jux in the Rems-Murr district . The west of the valley axis of the "Spiegelberger" Lauter between their right tributaries Senzenbach and Winterlauter with its free position overlooking the surrounding area offers a very good all-round view of the surrounding Löwensteiner Mountains, the Stromberg in the west, the northern Black Forest in the southwest and those closer in the arc of South to north lying other mountain landscapes Murrhardter Wald and finally Mainhardter Wald of the Swabian-Franconian Forest Mountains, behind which the Albtrauf rises in the southeast .
history
- 1882: Construction of the first observation tower.
- 1902: The tower is demolished due to its dilapidation and replaced by a new one.
- 1932: Construction of the current tower.
- 1936: Construction of the hiking home attached to the tower.
Traffic and walking
The Georg-Fahrbach-Weg of the Swabian Alb Association runs over the Juxkopf on the stage between Wüstenrot and Sulzbach an der Murr . Several local circular hiking trails also pass the mountain.
Winter sports
There is a ski lift with floodlights at the Juxkopf. The Juxkopf-Loipe starts in Jux.