Stapenberg

The Stapenberg is a 443-metre-high (1,453 ft) hill spur[1] in the Harz Mountains of central Germany in Harz district in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Stapenberg
Highest point
Elevation443.4 m above sea level (NN) (1,455 ft)
Coordinates51°49′33″N 10°50′50″E 
Geography
LocationBenzingerode, Harz district, Saxony-Anhalt,  Germany
Parent rangeHarz Mountains

Location

The Stapenberg lies on the northern edge of the Harz within the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park. It rises southwest of the village of Benzingerode in the borough of Wernigerode. To the north the country descends into the northern Harz Foreland.

History

In 1470 the hill came into the ownership of a local knight, Hans Knauth.

Views and hiking

The Stapenberg is known because of its views of the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz, and over the northern Harz Foreland between Wernigerode and Heimburg, which are currently visible thanks to logging on the summit. A steeply climbing footpath runs over the hill from the direction of Benzingerode towards the Hermannsweg and Wernigerode Castle or towards Elbingerode (Harz). On the summit is check point no. 33 in the network of walking trails called the Harzer Wandernadel.[2]

References
  1. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  2. Harzer Wandernadel: Stempelstelle 33 – Stapenberg aT harzer-wandernadel.de
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