Ochsenkopf (Fichtel Mountains)
The Ochsenkopf is the second-highest mountain in the Fichtel Mountains with a height of 1,024 metres (3,360 ft). On its summit is an observation tower and a transmission tower for VHF and TV programmes by Bayerischer Rundfunk.
The Ochsenkopf, seen from the Waldstein
The Ochsenkopf in January 2005
The Goethe Rocks
The Asenturm with adjoining pub
The Fichtel Mountains is a mountain range in Germany and the Czech Republic. They extend from the valley of the Red Main River in northeastern Bavaria to the Karlovy Vary Region in western Czech Republic. The Fichtel Mountains contain an important nature park, the Fichtel Mountain Nature Park. The Elster Mountains are a part of the Fichtel Mountains.
The Schneeberg (left) and the Ochsenkopf (right), seen from Heinersreuth
Characteristic landscape in the Fichtel Mountains
View of the Fichtel Mountains from Waldstein
Source of the Saale