List of mountains and hills of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
This list of mountains and hills in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains contains a selection of mountains, hills, crags and foothills in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains that straddle the German-Czech border – also referred to as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.
The key to abbreviations in the table is given below.
| Mountain, Hill, Foothill, Crag (German name) |
Height CZ: m n.m., D: m above NN |
Area (Location in the NP) |
Location (in / near) (German name) |
Comment/s, Part of |
File |
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| Děčínský Sněžník (Hoher Schneeberg) |
722.8 | Bohemian Switzerland | Děčín (Schneeberg) |
highest mountain in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains; observation tower and mountain inn |
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| Růžovský vrch (Rosenberg) |
619.1 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Růžová (Rosendorf) |
highest mountain in Bohemian Switzerland NP; used to have an observation tower | 
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(Steingeschütte) |
585.7 | Bohemian Switzerland | Doubice (Daubitz) |
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| Großer Zschirnstein | 560.3 | Saxon Switzerland | Kleingießhübel | highest elevation in Saxon (German) part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains; viewing point | 
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| Großer Winterberg | 556.0 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Schmilka | highest elevation in Saxon Switzerland NP; observation tower and hilltop hotel |
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(Kalkofenberg, Maschkenberg) |
548 | Bohemian Switzerland | Doubice (Daubitz) |
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| Spravedlnost (Iricht) |
533 | Bohemian Switzerland | Doubice (Daubitz) |
viewing point | 
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| Kleiner Winterberg | 499.9 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Schmilka | with Winterbergpavillon hunting lodge and Wappenstein; viewing point |
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| 495.8 | Saxon Switzerland | Bad Gottleuba | |||
(Scheibekoppe) |
494 | Bohemian Switzerland | (Maxdorf) |
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(Limberg) |
490.8 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Doubice (Daubitz) |
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| Rudolfův kámen, (Rudolfstein) bzw. Ostroh (Hoher Stein) |
484 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Jetřichovice (Dittersbach) |
viewing point | 
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| Suchý vrch (Suppgeberg) |
481 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
(Rennersdorf) |
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| 480.3 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Schmilka | |||
| Mlýny | 475 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
(Hohenleipa) |
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| Kleiner Zschirnstein | 472.7 | Saxon Switzerland | Kleingießhübel | viewing point |
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| 469 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
(Rainwiese) |
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| Raumberg | 459.3 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Hinterhermsdorf | Ruins of a survey tower | |
| Papststein | 451.2 | Saxon Switzerland | Papstdorf | Hilltop inn and fire brigade watchtower; viewing point |
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| Gohrisch | 447.8 | Saxon Switzerland | Gohrisch | viewing point | 
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(Wilhelminenwand) |
439 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
(Rennersdorf) |
near "Balzerovo lezeni" (Balzers Lager); viewing point |
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| 438 | Bohemian Switzerland | (Niedergrund) |
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| Pfaffenstein | 434.6 | Saxon Switzerland | Königstein | observation tower and hilltop inn (incl. part of the ); Pfaffenstein nature reserve (39,5 ha; 1997) |
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| Mariina skála (Marienfels) |
428 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Jetřichovice (Dittersbach) |
observation and refuge hut | 
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(Wilhelminenfels) |
422 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
(Rennersdorf) |
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| 417.2 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Hinterhermsdorf | |||
| Schrammsteine - - - Falkenstein |
425.0 425.0 417.2 381.2 |
Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Bad Schandau | viewing point | 
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| Lilienstein | 415.2 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Prossen | Hilltop inn and Wettin obelisk | 
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| 413.7 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Waitzdorf | |||
| 412.5 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Ottendorf | |||
(Kreuzberg) |
408 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
(Rennersdorf) |
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(Hutberg) |
402 | Bohemian Switzerland | Růžová (Rosendorf) |
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| 396.8 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Kirnitzschtal | |||
(Rabenfels) |
393 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
(Rennersdorf) |
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| Kleinhennersdorfer Stein | 392.1 | Saxon Switzerland | 
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(Schloßberg) |
391 | Bohemian Switzerland | (Hohenleipa) |
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| Cottaer Spitzberg | 390.8 | Saxon Switzerland | Cotta | viewing point | 
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| Winterstein or Hinteres Raubschloß |
390.0 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Ottendorf | Ruins of medieval rock castle |
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| Zirkelstein | 384.5 | Saxon Switzerland | Schöna | renown through the painting Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer; viewing point |
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(Gutsims) |
383 | Bohemian Switzerland | (Kamnitzleiten) |
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| Falkenstein | 381.2 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Bad Schandau | climbing rock | 
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| 378.8 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Hinterhermsdorf | |||
| 375.0 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Ottendorf | |||
| Königstein | 360.7 | Saxon Switzerland | Königstein | Festung Königstein | 
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| Kaiserkrone | 350,8 | Saxon Switzerland | Schöna | 
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| Quirl | 349.6 | Saxon Switzerland | Königstein | 
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| Wolfsberg | 342.9 | Saxon Switzerland | Reinhardtsdorf | hillside "panorama hotel" and viewing point | 
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| 337.1 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Kirnitzschtal | |||
| Kobylka | 319 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Hřensko (Herrnskretschen) |
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| Rauenstein | 303.7 | Saxon Switzerland | Rathen | Hilltop restaurant; viewing point |
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| 244.5 | Saxon Switzerland (Saxon Switzerland NP) |
Porschdorf |
Key[]
The abbreviations used in the table (in alphabetical order) are:
- NP = National Park – Saxon Switzerland National Park and Bohemian Switzerland National Park (Národní park České Švýcarsko)
- NSG = nature reserve – with area in hectares (ha) or square kilometres (km²) and year of foundation
See also[]
- List of mountains in Saxony
- List of the highest mountains of Germany
- List of the highest mountains in the German states
Categories:
- Lists of mountains by range
- Elbe Sandstone Mountains
- Mountains of Saxon Switzerland
- Mountains and hills of Bohemian Switzerland