Mouse cliff

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Mouse cliff
Northwest side of the Mouse Cliff
West side of the Mouse Cliff

The mice cliff , even Mauseklippe called, is a rock formation of granite in the resin . It is located near Schierke in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt . As with many Harz granite rocks, the typical wool sack weathering can also be seen here .

Geographical location

The Mäuseklippe is located in the Hochharz in the Harz / Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park . It is located 0.8 km south of Schierke , a district of Wernigerode , and 2.2 km northwest of Elend , a district of Oberharz am Brocken , at about 660  m above sea level. NHN on the northwest flank of the wooded Barenberg ( 695.5  m ); the cliff belongs to the urban area of ​​Wernigerode. The landscape drops to the northeast into the valley of the Kalten Bode , which is fed by the small tributary Braune Wasser running northwest past the formation . In the southeastern neighborhood, a little closer to the Barenberg, are the Schnarcherklippen and to the southwest the Scherstorklippen .

Hiking and climbing

From Schierke, the Mäuseklippe can be easily reached via Harz hiking trail 30E (yellow triangle). The formation serves as a climbing rock. From the easily climbed cliffs there is a view of the Renneckenberg and the Brocken.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. Grieben's travel books: The Harz. Volume 2. Goldschmidt Verlag Berlin. 28th edition (1902-03)

Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 26.3 "  N , 10 ° 39 ′ 46.4"  E