Ottofels

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Ottofels with Harz foreland in the background
Ottofels with ladders
Ottofels: summit rock
Ladder on the Ottofels

The Ottofels , also called Ottofelsen , in the Harz low mountain range is a granite rock formation around 36 m high and has been designated as a natural monument since 1964 near Hasserode in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt . It was named after Prince Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode .

Geographical location and geology

The Ottofels is located in the Harz / Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park about 4 km southwest of the Wernigerode district of Hasserode , a south-western district of Wernigerode , and 3 km north-north-west of Drei Annen Hohne . It is located on the northeast flank of the Hohnekamm above the valley of the brown water . The approximately 36 m high rock stands at around 584  m above sea level. NN , which means about 620  m above sea level at the summit . NN revealed. It consists of coarse-grain granite with weathered wool sacks .

The privately owned Karlshaus is located about 200 m south-southwest of the Ottofel .

Hiking and climbing

The shortest way to reach the Ottofels is on foot, either from the Steinerne Renne stop of the Harzquerbahn and Brockenbahn or from the parking lot at the confluence of the Thumkuhlen- and Drängetal not far from the road to Drei Annen Hohne . The rock can be climbed using iron ladders, which were ceremoniously inaugurated on July 27, 1892 and renewed after 1990. It also serves as a climbing peak for mountaineers. From its summit the view falls over mountains and valleys of the Harz to the Brocken , to Wernigerode with the Wernigerode Castle and far into the northern Harz foreland. The rock is included as No. 27 in the system of stamping points of the Harz hiking pin.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. The Ottofelsen , on harzlife.de
  2. a b c The Ottofels , on ausflugsziel-harz.de
  3. Natural monument shield of the highest nature conservation authority of the State of Saxony-Anhalt on the Ottofels
  4. Saxony-Anhalt viewer of the State Office for Surveying and Geoinformation ( notes )
  5. Harzer Wanderadel: stamp point 27 / Ottofelsen on harzer-wandernadel.de

Web links

Commons : Ottofelsen (Wernigerode)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 48.6 "  N , 10 ° 42 ′ 42.8"  E