Epprechtstein
Sign in to saveThe Epprechtstein is a mountain in the northern Fichtel Mountains in northeast Bavaria, Germany, . It is mineralogically the most interesting mountain in the entire Fichtel range. Around the summit there are about 20 quarries, in three of which Epprechtstein granite is quarried. The others are closed and partially overgrown.
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- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Kirchenlamitz
- Area
- 5000
- Elevation
- 797
- Official website
- www.umweltatlas.bayern.de/mapapps/resources/reports/geotope/generateBericht.pdf?additionallayerfieldvalue=479R009
- Image
- Hoherstein 039.JPG
- Width
- 50
- Length
- 100
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- Epprechtstein
- mountain range
- Fichtel Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Climb
- Ruins of Epprechtstein Castle
- History of the castle
- Royal visit of 1805
- Epprechtstein granite labyrinth
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- Sources
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The Epprechtstein is a mountain in the northern Fichtel Mountains in northeast Bavaria, Germany, . It is mineralogically the most interesting mountain in the entire Fichtel range. Around the summit there are about 20 quarries, in three of which Epprechtstein granite is quarried. The others are closed and partially overgrown.
== Climb == The mountain may be climbed from Buchhaus to the north on one of the Fichtelgebirge Club's main hiking trails.
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