Greifensteine

Greifensteine
The Greifensteine rock tower
Highest point
Elevation2,193 ft (668 m)
Coordinates50°38′56″N 12°55′49″E / 50.64889°N 12.93028°E / 50.64889; 12.93028
Geography
LocationEhrenfriedersdorf, Saxony, Germany
Parent rangeOre Mountains
Geology
Rock ageTertiary
Mountain typeGranite

The Greifensteine is a rock tower in the Ore Mountains, Germany, between the towns of Geyer, Ehrenfriedersdorf and Jahnsbach. The highest of the seven granite rocks reaches 731 m. Another six rock towers were demolished by quarrying, which ended in 1923.

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