Highwood

Hochwald is a mountain on the border of in southeastern and in the . It is at 749.5 metres above sea level, one of the highest in the / ranges, directly on the Czech/German border.
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: mountain in Saxony, Germany
  • Also known as: “Hochwald” and “Hochwald/Hvozd”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hochwald Tower and Jánské kameny.

Tower
Photo: Zákupák, Public domain.
is situated 370 metres north of Highwood.

Peak
Photo: Zákupák, Public domain.
is a mountain in the , on the border of and the .

Peak
Photo: Zp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zittau Mountains, formerly also called the Lusatian Ridge, refer to the German part of the that straddle the - border in the extreme southeast of the German state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hain and Valy.

Village
Photo: Trendy64, Public domain.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Zákupák, Public domain.
is a village.

Village
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 200 inhabitants.

Highwood

Latitude
50.82251° or 50° 49′ 21″ north
Longitude
14.72639° or 14° 43′ 35″ east
Elevation
749 metres (2,457 feet)
Open location code
9F2PRPFG+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 270091271
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q453198
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Satellite Map

Discover Highwood from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Highwood” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hvozd (bukid sa Alemanya)”
  • Cebuano: “Hvozd”
  • Czech: “Hvozd”
  • Dutch: “Hochwald”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوتشوالد”
  • French: “Hochwald”
  • German: “Hochwald”
  • Ladin: “Hochwald”
  • Polish: “Hvozd”
  • Polish: “Hwozd”
  • Russian: “Хохвальд”
  • “Hochwald”

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Highlights include bývalá česká chata Hvozd and Hochwald.

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