Knickelberg

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Knickelberg
height 292  m
location southeast of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony
Mountains resin
Dominance 0.32 km →  pig's head
Notch height 35 m ↓  Eichelngraben
Coordinates 51 ° 38 ′ 28 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 6"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 28 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 6"  E
Knickelberg (Lower Saxony)
Knickelberg
rock dolomite
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Western dolomite rock on the Knickelberg
Eastern dolomite rock on Knickelberg

The Knickelberg (also the short form Knickel is common) is a 292 m high mountain on the edge of the Harz , about 2.5 km southeast of Herzberg am Harz and 1.5 km northwest of Scharzfeld in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony .

The southern half of the Knickelberg is covered with mixed forest. On the south-eastern slope there are several dolomite rocks up to 12 meters high , which were used for climbing . At the northeastern end of the mountain is a small cave, the entrance of which has been buried. There are numerous sinkholes in the summit area . The Knickelberg is located on the Karst hiking trail .

The Smerbeke desert is located about 300 m northeast of the Knickelberg .

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  • Topographic map 1: 25000, No. 4328 Bad Lauterberg in the Harz Mountains

Individual evidence

  1. Knickelberg. IG Climbing Lower Saxony e. V., accessed November 26, 2014 .
  2. Smerbeke / Knickel desert. karstwanderweg.de, accessed on November 26, 2014 .