Geisingberg
Highest point
Elevation824 m (2,703 ft)
Prominence110 m Brautstock
Isolation1.8 km Raubennest
Coordinates50°46′19″N 13°46′24″E / 50.77194°N 13.773444°E / 50.77194; 13.773444
Geography
Geisingberg is located in Saxony
Geisingberg
Geisingberg
Parent rangeOre Mountains
Geology
Mountain typecone
Type of rockbasalt
Climbing
AccessTower inaugurated in 1891

The Geisingberg is a striking basalt mountain in the eastern Ore Mountains in the German federal state of Saxony.

Location and surrounding area

The Geisingberg lies in the upper Eastern Ore Mountains between the mining town of Altenberg and the village of Geising. On its northern and western slopes runs the track of the Müglitz Valley Railway. With a maximum incline here of 1:27 (37 per mil) it is one of the steepest working railway lines in Germany.

Walking routes to the summit

  • The easiest ascent runs from Altenberg along the road to the summit.
  • Other walks being in Geising and Bärenstein.
  • The Eisenach–Budapest international mountain path runs over the Geisingberg.

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