Scherstorklippen
The Scherstorklippen is a granite tor in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is located near the village of Schierke in the county of Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was formed by the process of spheroidal weathering.- 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.
Harz
The Harz is a low mountain range in the Central Uplands of Germany, famous for its historic silver mines that brought prosperity to the region and to the Electorate of Hanover.Barenberg
Peak
The Barenberg, 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 Schierke, Harz county, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schierke and Elend.
Schierke
Schierke is a small spa town, at 600 metres altitude, in the Harz Mountains. It is a popular tourist destination, not least as a base for walks up the Brocken, the highest mountain in the region.Elend
Village
Elend is a district of the town of Oberharz am Brocken in the Harz District, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It lies in the Bode valley in the High Harz in central Germany, at a height of 505 m above NN.
Scherstorklippen
- Categories: rock formation, natural monument in Germany, cliff, and landform
- Location: Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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”
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