Schnarcherklippen

Schnarcherklippen is the name of a rock formation south of the village of Schierke in the High Harz mountains of Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. The name translates roughly to "snoring crags" or "snoring rocks".

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nördliche Schnarcherklippe and Barenberg.

Nördliche Schnarcherklippe

Cliff

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Nördliche Schnarcherklippe is a cliff.

Barenberg

Peak

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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.

Mäuseklippe

Cliff

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Mäuseklippe is a cliff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schierke and Elend.

Schierke

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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

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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.

Quitschenhai

Locality

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Quitschenhai is a locality, which is situated 3 km northwest of Schnarcherklippen.

Schnarcherklippen

Type: Rock
Description: pair of rock pinnacles in the German Harz
Categories: rock formation, natural monument in Germany, cliff, and landform
Location: Oberharz am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.75433° or 51° 45′ 16″ north

Longitude

10.66633° or 10° 39′ 59″ east

Open location code

9F3GQM38+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 306027551

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

Wikidata ID

Q1603185

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Schnarcherklippen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Schnarcherklippen”
Dutch: “Schnarcherklippen”
French: “Schnarcherklippen”
German: “Schnarcherklippen”
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Südliche Schnarcherklippe and Schnarcherklippe.

Nearby Places

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