Sachsen peaks
Sachsen summits
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May 62%
March 13%
September 5%
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"Funny, but in one day I found two peaks, both are claiming that they are #1 in Brandenburg state of Germany.. (depends on source) First one is Kutschenberg (201m) and second one is Heidehöhe (201m). Each about 10 kilometers away.. Hard to say which one is the real high point. Both has official stone marks, both are very similar height, however on the Heidehöhe peak mark is written 201,4 meters.. Which makes it is 40 centimeters higher.. :) So, just be sure I made both..
Few kilometers walk on the forest route. So many blueberries around… : ) Close to the peak there is big observation tower. Goes up above the tree line. Nice views around. Interestingly it looks like that tower lean to the side by some 5-10 degrees.. (so, it's kind of competition to Pisa tower..). However tower is not the peak, real peak can be found about 150 meters away.. Small hill with the stone which marks old geographic triangulation project from year 1866.. Few meters away there is a stone mark, which tells that height is 201,4 meters. It makes peak higher than Kutschenberg (201.00 m), which makes Heidehöhe 1# in Brandenburg state.. But it also can be that peak is few meters in the Saxony side.. In su..." — Deividas • Jul 20, 2013
"Wide and well marked trail lead to the top. I found border marks, triangulation point, communication tower and some kind of construction on the top.. Excellent views to surroundings.. Peak is number 81# in Germany by prominence (CP=424 m)" — Deividas • Apr 20, 2013
"Snowshoe hike from the nearby city. There are restaurants, hotels and ski centre on the top. Was so windy and cold (end of March!) that for a second I was thought to turn back... : )" — Deividas • Mar 23, 2013