Achtermannshöhe
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At 925 m above sea level, the Achtermannshöhe in the Harz National Park is the third highest mountain in Lower Saxony and the fourth highest in the Harz mountains.
Summit of the Achtermannshöhe
Achtermannkuppe from the Rehberg. In the background are buildings on the Brocken Plateau.
Wurmberg (Harz)
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At 971 m above sea level the Wurmberg is the second highest mountain in the Harz and the highest in Lower Saxony.
Achtermannshöhe
…from Oderbrück and Königskrug. The base of the Achtermannshöhe is part of the granite massif of the Brocken, which extends across a wide area between Wurmberg, Torfhaus and Elend. By contrast, the rocky, treeless Kuppe of the Achtermann comprises hornfels, a contact metamorphic rock. The hornstone on the…
The Wurmberg with its ski jump
The Wurmberg seen from Achtermann
Wurmberg stone quarry
The Wurmberg ski jump in 2006: The treeless strip shows the course of the old Inner German Border; in the background on the right are the outskirts of Schierke