Harz Brocken

The Brocken, also sometimes referred to as the Blocksberg, is a 1,141 m mountain near Schierke in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, between the rivers Weser and Elbe. The highest peak in the Harz mountain range, and in Northern Germany, it is subalpine, yet has a microclimate resembling that of mountains nearly 1,000 m higher. The elevation a…
The Brocken, also sometimes referred to as the Blocksberg, is a 1,141 m mountain near Schierke in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, between the rivers Weser and Elbe. The highest peak in the Harz mountain range, and in Northern Germany, it is subalpine, yet has a microclimate resembling that of mountains nearly 1,000 m higher. The elevation above its tree line tends to have snowcover from September to May, and mists and fogs shroud it up to 300 days a year. The mean annual temperature is only 2.9 °C. It is the easternmost mountain in northern Germany; the next prominent elevation directly to its east would be in the Ural Mountains in Russia.
  • Elevation: 1,142 m (3,747 ft) · Normalhöhennull
  • Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
  • Prominence: 856 m (2,808 ft)
  • Parent range: Harz
  • Easiest route: drive, hike and train

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