Bockberg

Bockberg
Bockberg Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Highest point
Elevation	495 m above sea level (NN) (1,624 ft)
Coordinates	51°45′10″N 10°45′41″E / 51.75278°N 10.76139°E / 51.75278; 10.76139Coordinates: 51°45′10″N 10°45′41″E / 51.75278°N 10.76139°E / 51.75278; 10.76139
Geography
Location	Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Parent range	Harz Mountains

The Bockberg is a hill, 495 m above sea level (NN),^[1] near Königshütte in Harz district in the Harz mountains of central Germany. Since 1967 the hill and its surrounding area have been protected as a nature reserve.

The Bockberg rises immediately north of a loop in the B 27 federal road at the village of . On its southwestern slopes, part of a volcano, formed in the Devonian sea, can be seen. Rubble from keratophyre lava in a white, potash matrix, has built a volcanic breccia here, which contains veins of hematite.

The plateau of the Bockberg is extensively karstified. Many rare flowers thrive on the fields of yellow oat-grass and semi-dry pasture, including the globe flower.

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