List of rock formations in the Harz

Last updated April 11, 2022

The Ottofels, near the Hohnekamm Ottofelsen5.jpg — The Ottofels, near the Hohnekamm

Southwestern Schnarcherklippen, on the Barenberg SchnarcherklippenWest.jpg — Southwestern Schnarcherklippen, on the Barenberg

The Rabenklippe, by the Kaltetalskopf Rabenklippe.jpg — The Rabenklippe, by the Kaltetalskopf

The Hirschhornklippen, on the Konigsberg Hirschhoerner.jpg — The Hirschhornklippen, on the Königsberg

The Harschenhollenklippe, by the Halberstadter Berg Harschenhollenklippe.JPG — The Harschenhöllenklippe, by the Halberstädter Berg

The Hahnenkleeklippen, near Konigskrug, above the Oder Valley Hahnenkleeklippe.jpg — The Hahnenkleeklippen, near Königskrug, above the Oder Valley

The Baumlersklippe, on the Meineberg Baeumlerklippe.jpg — The Bäumlersklippe, on the Meineberg

This is a list of rock formations in the Harz. They are known as the Harzklippen (literally "Harz crags" or "Harz cliffs") in German, which is the collective name for the, mainly, granite rock outcrops, crags and tors in the Harz mountains of Germany. Most of them have the status of a natural monument.

The following list contains an alphabetically-sorted selection of rock formations in the Harz with - where known - their height in metres (m) above sea level, referenced to Normalnull (NN)^[1]:

Achtermannstor (max. c. 900 m), on the Achtermannshöhe, near Braunlage, Lower Saxony
Ackertklippe , near Königshütte, Saxony-Anhalt
Adlerklippen (max. c. 340 m), in the valley of the Oker, near Goslar-Oker, Lower Saxony
Adlersklippen (see below: Teufelsmauer)
Ahrentsklint (Ahrentsklintklippe; max. 822.4 m), on the Erdbeerkopf, near Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Altarklippen (max. c. 490 m), on the Heimberg, near Lautenthal, Lower Saxony
Anhaltinischer Saalstein (max. c. 393 m), in the valley of the Kältetalbach, near Bad Suderode, Saxony-Anhalt
Bärenklippe (near c. 870 m), part of the Hohneklippen of the Hohnekamm, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Bäumlersklippe (near c. 350 m), on the Meineberg, near Ilsenburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Bielsteinsklippe (near c. 385 m), on the Bielstein, near Hüttenrode, Saxony-Anhalt
Böser Kleef , near Altenbrak, Saxony-Anhalt
Bremer Klippe (near c. 550 m), on the Jagdkopf, near Wieda, Lower Saxony
Breitesteinklippen (near. c. 840 m), on the Achtermannshöhe, near Torfhaus, Lower Saxony
Brockenkinderklippe (near c. 905 m), on the Renneckenberg, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Brockentor (max. 1,039.5 m), on the Heinrichshöhe , between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Dreibrodesteine (near c. 641 m), near Sankt Andreasberg, Lower Saxony
Dühringsklippe, on the Netzberg, near Netzkater, Thuringia
Elfenstein (max. c. 420 m), on the Elfenstein, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Elversstein (max. c. 499 m), on the Steinberg, near Hasserode, Saxony-Anhalt
Ettersklippe (near c. 440 m), on the Ettersberg, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Falkenklippe (max. 405.2 m), in the Bodetal, between Altenbrak and Treseburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Feigenbaumklippe (auch: Feigenbaumkanzel; near c. 540 m), on the Huthberg, between Oker and Schulenberg, Lower Saxony
Ferdinandsstein (near c. 639 m), near Ilsenburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Feuersteinklippe (near c. 710 m), near Schierke station, Saxony-Anhalt
Geroldsklippen (max. c. 390 m), in the valley of the Wurmbach, near Stecklenberg, Saxony-Anhalt
Gewitterklippen (max. c. 410 m), in the Bodetal, between Thale and Treseburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Gipfelklippe (max. 1,033.5 m), on the Königsberg, between Ilsenburg and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Glückaufklippen (max. c. 670 m), on the Kuppe, near Sankt Andreasberg, Lower Saxony
Goldenkerklippe (max. c. 840 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Grenzklippe (near c. 886 m), part of the Hohneklippen of the Hohnekamm, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Große Teufelsmühle (max. c. 581 m), on the Viktorshöhe, near Friedrichsbrunn, Saxony-Anhalt
Große Wurmbergklippe (auch: Große Klippe; max. 823.8 m) (see below: Wurmbergklippen)
Große Zeterklippe (Obere Zeterklippe; max. 929.7 m), see below: Zeterklippen
Hahnenkleeklippen (max. c. 750 m), east of the Odertals, near Braunlage, Lower Saxony
Hohnekammsteinklippen (max. c. 780 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Hanskühnenburgfelsen (near c. 815 m), on the Hanskühnenburg, Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Hanskühnenburgklippe (near c. 818 m), near the Hanskühnenburg, Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Harschenhöllenklippe (near / max. 411 m, on the Halberstädter Berg, near Oehrenfeld, Saxony-Anhalt
Hausmannsklippen (max. c. 480 m), on the Kaltetalskopf, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Hexenküche (near c. 570 m), on the Huthberg, between Oker and Schulenberg, Lower Saxony
Hirschhornklippen (near 1,023.2 m), on the Königsberg, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Hohe Klippen (max. c. 770 m), west of the Odertals, near Sankt Andreasberg, Lower Saxony
Hoher Kleef (max. c. 306 m), near Rübeland, Saxony-Anhalt
Hopfensäcke (max. c. 875 m), on the Quitschenberg, near Torfhaus, Lower Saxony
Ifenkopfer Klippe (max. c. 620 m), on the Ifenkopf, between Altenau and Kon theschlacken, Lower Saxony
Ilsestein (max. 473.2 m), near Ilsenburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Jungfernklippe (max. c. 390 m), on the Kleiner Staufenberg, near Zorge, Lower Saxony
Kästeklippen (max. c. 602 m), on the Huthberg, between Oker and Schulenberg, Lower Saxony
Kahle Klippe (max. 1,011.5 m), on the Westhang of the Brockens, Saxony-Anhalt
Kanapeeklippe (max. c. 750 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Kanzelklippe (max. c. 950 m), on the Königsberg, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Kapellenklippe (near c. 910 m), on the Renneckenberg (on the Pferdekopf), between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Kattnäse (near c. 580 m), on the Mittelberg, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Kesselklippe (max. c. 975 m), on the Königsberg, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Kleine Teufelsmühle (near c. 577 m), on the Viktorshöhe, near Friedrichsbrunn, Saxony-Anhalt
Kleine Wurmbergklippe (auch: Kleine Klippe; near c. 690 m) (see below: Wurmbergklippen)
Kleine Zeterklippe (Untere Zeterklippe; max. c. 827 m), see below: Zeterklippen
Leistenklippe (near c. 880 m), part of the Hohneklippen of the Hohnekamm, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Luisenklippe (see below: Quitschenbergklippen)
Margaretenklippen (max. c. 400 m), on the Glockenberg, near Goslar, Lower Saxony
Mäuseklippe (near c. 660 m), on the Barenberg, near Elend and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Mausefalle (near c. 550 m), on the Huthberg, between Oker and Schulenberg, Lower Saxony
Mittlere Zeterklippe (max. c. 866 m), see below: Zeterklippen
Mönchskappenklippe (max. c. 680 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Muxklippe (max. c. 550 m), on the Hasselkopf, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Ohrenklippen (max. c. 710 m), on the Hohe Wand, near Wernigerode-Hasserode, Saxony-Anhalt
Ottofels (max. c. 620 m), between Wernigerode and the Hohnekamm, Saxony-Anhalt
Paternosterklippe (max. c. 522 m), near the Plessenburg, near Ilsenburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Pferdediebsklippe (near c. 550 m), on the Hasselkopf, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Präzeptorklippe, in the Rappbode Reservoir, not far from Hasselfelde, Saxony-Anhalt
Preußischer Saalstein (max. c. 405 m), in the valley of the Kältetalbach, near Bad Suderode, Saxony-Anhalt
Quitschenbergklippen (max. c. 860 m; including the Luisenklippe), on the Quitschenberg, near Torfhaus, Lower Saxony
Rabenklippe (max. c. 550 m), on the Kaltetalskopf, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Rabenklippe (max. c. 975 m), on the Königsberg, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Rabenklippen (Große and Kleine Rabenklippe), on the Rappbode Reservoir near Hasselfelde, Saxony-Anhalt
Ravensklippen (max. c. 490 m), on the Dietrichsberg, near Schulenberg, Saxony-Anhalt
Roßtrappe (max. 403.0 m), near Thale on the Roßtrappenberg (Bodetal), Saxony-Anhalt
Rudolfklippe (max. c. 570 m), on the Winterberg, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Sachsenstein (near c. 500 m), on the Sachsenberg, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Sachsensteinsklippen (max. c. 320 m), on the Sachsenstein, between Bad Sachsa and Neuhof, Lower Saxony
Scharfensteinklippe (max. 697.6 m), on the Scharfenstein (Ilsenburg), near Ilsenburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Scharfensteinklippe (max. 462.4 m), on the Scharfenstein (Wernigerode), near Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt
Scherstorklippen (max. c. 694 m), on the Barenberg, near Elend and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Schluftkopfklippe (near c. 805 m), on the Königsberg, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Schnarcherklippen (max. c. 671 m), on the Barenberg, near Elend and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Seilerklippe (near c. 760 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Sergeantenklippe (max. c. 680 m), on the Großen Breitenberg, near Riefensbeek, Lower Saxony
Siebenwochenklippe (max. c. 520 m), on the Ifenkopf, between Altenau and Kon theschlacken, Lower Saxony
Sösestein (max. c. 730 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Sommerklippen (max. c. 410 m), in the valley of the Wurmbach, near Stecklenberg, Saxony-Anhalt
Sophienklippe (max. c. 650 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Spießerklippe (max. c. 640 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Stangenklippe (near c. 820 m), on the Königsberg, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt
Steile Wand (max. c. 780 m), on the Bruchberg, in Richtung Torfhaus, Lower Saxony
Stollenklippe (max. c. 690 m), Auf dem Acker, Lower Saxony
Taubenklippe (max. 560.3 m), in the valley of the Ecker, near Ilsenburg, on the Frankenberg, Saxony-Anhalt
Teufelsmauer (part of the Adlersklippen; max. 331.5 m), on the Heidelberg between Blankenburg and Ballenstedt, Saxony-Anhalt
Teufelsmühle (siehe oben: Große Teufelsmühle and Kleine Teufelsmühle)
Tofana (Harz) , part of the Adlerklippen near Goslar-Oker in the Okertal, Lower Saxony
Treppenstein (max. c. 511 m), in the Okertal, on the Huthberg, between Oker and Schulenberg, Lower Saxony
Trudenstein (near c. 735 m), near Schierke, on the Hohnekopf of the Hohnekamm, Saxony-Anhalt
Uhlenstein (max 469.1 m), in the valley of the Uhlenbach, Friedrichsbrunn, Saxony-Anhalt
Uhuklippen (max. c. 390 m), near Goslar-Oker in the Okertal, Lower Saxony
Viktorsklippen, in the valley of the Kältetalbach, near Bad Suderode, Saxony-Anhalt
Winterklippen (max. c. 420 m), in the valley of the Wurmbach, near Stecklenberg, Saxony-Anhalt
Woldsbergklippen (near c. 560 m), on the Woldsberg, near Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony
Wolfsklippen (max. c. 640 m), on the Wolfskopf, near Kon theschlacken, Lower Saxony
Wolfsklippen (c. 710 m), between Drei Annen Hohne and the Plessenburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Wurmbergklippen (Große and Kleine Wurmbergklippe), on the Wurmberg, near Braunlage, Saxony-Anhalt
Zeterklippen (max. 929.7 m), on the Renneckenberg, between Wernigerode and Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt

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