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Scherstorklippen

The Scherstorklippen is a granite tor in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is located near the village of in the county of Harz in the state of . It was formed by the process of spheroidal weathering.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 704 metres
  • Description: cliff in Schierke, Germany
  • Also known as: “Seherstorklippen” and “Sörstorklippen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harz and Barenberg.

Photo: Celsius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a low mountain range in the Central Uplands of , famous for its historic silver mines that brought prosperity to the region and to the Electorate of Hanover.

Peak
Photo: L. Beck, CC BY 4.0.
The , also called the Bärenberg or Bärenkopf, is a mountain, 695.5 m above sea level, in the Harz Mountains of Germany near the village of , Harz county, in the state of .

Cliff
Photo: L. Beck, CC BY 4.0.
is a cliff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schierke and Elend.

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is a small spa town, at 600 metres altitude, in the . It is a popular tourist destination, not least as a base for walks up the Brocken, the highest mountain in the region.

Village
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is a district of the town of in the , in , . It lies in the Bode valley in the High Harz in central Germany, at a height of 505 m above NN.

Locality
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is a locality.

Scherstorklippen

Latitude
51.75016° or 51° 45′ 1″ north
Longitude
10.65714° or 10° 39′ 26″ east
Elevation
704 metres (2,310 feet)
Open location code
9F3GQM24+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3107100264
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2839622
Wiki­data ID
Q2233803
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Scherstorklippen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Scherstorklippen”
  • Dutch: “Scherstorklippen”
  • German: “Scherstorklippen”
  • German: “Seherstorklippen”
  • German: “Sörstorklippen”
  • “Scherstorklippen”
  • “Seherstorklippen”
  • “Sörstorklippen”
  • “Tôrstôr”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scherstorklippen and HWN 014 - Schnarcherklippe.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Scherstorklippen”. Photo: Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.