Kleiner Zschirnstein

The Kleine Zschirnstein ("Little Zschirnstein") is a 472.7-metre-high (1,551 ft) table hill in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxony.

Kleiner Zschirnstein
The Zschirnsteine. Left: Little Zschirnstein, right: Great Zschirnstein
Highest point
Elevation472.7 m above sea level (HN) (1,551 ft)
Listing
Coordinates50°52′16″N 14°10′13″E
Geography
Kleiner Zschirnstein
Parent rangeSaxon Switzerland
Geology
Mountain typeTable hill
Type of rockSandstone

It is located north of the Großer Zschirnstein above the village of Kleingießhübel. The summit plateau rises gently from east to west and is covered in forest. Whilst the southern end of the table descends gradually, there are steep rock faces on the northern side with several free-standing climbing summits. From the top there is an extensive view into Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.


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