Scharfenstein, Harz National Park

Name: Scharfenstein
Address: Harz National Park, Germany

#8 among attractions in Harz National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Scharfenstein is a mountain, 697.6 m above sea level high, in the Harz Mountains of Germany, near Ilsenburg in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt. It is part of the Harz National Park. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°49'56"N, 10°36'3"E

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Scharfenstein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brocken, Brocken Garden, Ilsestein, Rabenklippe.

2.4 miS
Iconic mountain with a train and museum
Brocken, Schierke
61 min walk • The Brocken, also known as the Blocksberg, is a peak that rises prominently in the Harz National Park in Schierke, Germany. At an altitude of 1,141 meters, it is the highest peak of the Harz mountain range and offers stunning panoramic views that attract numerous...
2.4 miS
Botanical garden
Brocken Garden, Harz National Park
61 min walk • The Brocken Garden is an alpine botanical garden on the summit of the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz mountains of Germany.
2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Ilsestein, Harz National Park
71 min walk • The Ilsestein is a prominent granite rock formation near the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz mountains of central Germany. Offering a scenic view over the Ilse valley to the Brocken massif, the highest mountain of the range, it is today a popular tourist destination.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Rabenklippe, Harz National Park
57 min walk • The Rabenklippe is a granite rock formation in the Harz National Park. The name means "Raven Crag" and is very apt as ravens live in the vicinity.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Königsberg, Harz National Park
77 min walk • The Königsberg is a neighbouring peak of the Brocken and, at 1033.5 m above sea level the third highest elevation in the Harz mountains. It lies on a long ridge that runs from southeast to northwest about 1.5 km south of the Brocken's summit. Near its summit on the northwest side is the rock formation of Hirschhörner.
2.9 miE
Forts and castles
Plessenburg, Wernigerode
74 min walk • Plessenburg is a village in the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz National Park, in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
1.5 miE
Bridge
Bremen Hut, Harz National Park
38 min walk • The Bremen Hut in the Harz Mountains is a refuge hut and shelter in that part of the Harz National Park lying within the borough of Ilsenburg in Harz district in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Zeterklippen, Harz National Park
70 min walk • The Zeterklippen are a striking rock formation or tor on the 930-metre-high Renneckenberg mountain, overlooking the Ilse valley in the Harz mountains in Germany. The Renneckenberg is an eastern sub-peak of the Brocken. The rocks themselves lie at a height of about 830 metres above sea level.
3 miNW
51°52'10"N • 10°33'48"E
SKYROPE Hochseilpark Bad Harzburg, Bad Harzburg
78 min walk • Climbing
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Froschfelsen, Harz National Park
69 min walk • The Froschfelsen, also called the Froschsteinklippe, is a natural monument near Ilsenburg in the northern Harz in central Germany. It is a formation of granite rocks that take the shape of a frog, hence the name.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Taubenklippe, Harz National Park
57 min walk • The Taubenklippe is a rock formation in the Harz mountains in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It lies about halfway between Bad Harzburg and Ilsenburg at a height of 572 m above NN on the eastern slopes of the Ecker valley.