Jelení hora
Jelení hora | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 993 m (3,258 ft) |
Prominence | 176 m (577 ft) |
Isolation | 12.1 km (7.5 mi) |
Coordinates | 50°29′25″N 13°09′31″E / 50.49028°N 13.15861°E |
Geography | |
Location | Ústí Region, Czech Republic |
Parent range | Ore Mountains |
Geology | |
Mountain type | basalt |
The Jelení hora (German: Haßberg) is a 993 m (3,258 ft) high mountain in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains.
Location and surrounding area
[edit]The mountain lies immediately southeast of the village of Kryštofovy Hamry. It rises above the broad valley of the Preßnitz river and the Přísečnice Reservoir , which is on the site of the former mining town of Přísečnice.
Routes to the summit
[edit]The route to the summit sets out from the dam wall on the Preßnitz Reservoir, which is crossed on foot, and follows the metalled track uphill to about 500 m after the dam where another metalled track branches off to the right. It follows this for about 400 m to the first bend in the track where it turns left onto a steep, straight path. Where this climb ends after about 1600 m, the route leaves the track, again to the left, and onto a footpath. After a final short climb this reaches the plateau of the Jelení hora.
Description
[edit]The steep, narrow and sparsely wooded basalt Kuppe of the mountain is striking as it rises above the broad plateaus of the Ore Mountain ridge and offers a good view of the Upper Ore Mountains and a glimpse into the Eger valley. At its highest elevation is a summit cross with a summit register.