Camel Mountain (Potůčky)
| Camel Mountain | ||
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 One of the rocks on Camel Mountain |
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| height | 813.4 m nm | |
| location | Czech Republic | |
| Mountains | Ore Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 24 '55 " N , 12 ° 43' 46" E | |
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The Kamelberg is an approx. 800 meter high elevation in the Ore Mountains immediately south of Potůčky (Breitenbach) in the Czech Republic , not far from the border with the Free State of Saxony . Today the survey has no name in the Czech language. The scattered settlement of Pechöfen was located on the Kamelberg until immediately after the end of the Second World War. After the expulsion of the German population, it was completely razed to the ground and partially reforested. East of the Kamelberg is the deeply cut Breitenbach valley, into which the Lauterbach, coming from the Lauterbach valley, flows into the Breitenbach at the foot of the mountain .
The mountain got its name after rock formations made of tourmaline granite at the summit, which, due to their grotesque rock formations, reveal the shape of lying camels with a lot of imagination. This is how the name of the mountain was coined by the vernacular, which has been almost completely forgotten today. The “cushion-like” weathering of the Eibenstocker granite, which is called wool sack weathering in technical jargon , and the surface of the rock that is partially overgrown with moss, which occurs under favorable conditions, contributed significantly to the naming. Rocks and landforms of this kind used to be popular excursion destinations. Today the mountain is hardly shown on topographic maps. However, the Kamelberg is named on older maps.
The Kamelberg is also of no importance in terms of climbing technology. With the construction of the ski lift at the Dreckschänke in Potůčky, however, the mountain has gained new importance as a tourist destination, especially in winter.
From the summit of the Kamelberg there is a wide view to the north and west, especially over the border to Saxony, in particular to Johanngeorgenstadt , Jugel , Wittigsthal and Steinheidel as well as to the summit of the 1019 m high Auersberg . On the Czech side, the view extends over the Ziegenschacht to Heinrichstein (913 mnm) and Plattenberg (1043 mnm).
North of the Kamelberg in the valley of the Pechöferbaches, the paint mill (Pechöfen) was built in 1611 , of which there are no more remains today.
literature
- Johann Christian Engelschall : Description of the exiles and mountain town Johanngeorgenstadt , Johanngeorgenstadt 1723