Schneekopf
Sign in to saveThe Schneekopf () near Gehlberg in the Thuringian county of Ilm-Kreis is and thus the second highest peak in the Thuringian Forest after its western neighbour, the Großer Beerberg (). The Adler Saddle between them is only about 59.4 metres lower than the two summits. To the east some distance away is its subpeak, the Sachsenstein (), to the south are the Teufelskreise () and Fichtenkopf (). The Goldlauterberg () further south marks the transition to the mountain of Großer Finsterberg ().
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- Part of
- Großer Beerberg
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Suhl
- Elevation
- +978.0
- Image
- Beerberg und Schneekopf vom Finsterberg aus.jpg
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- P4552
- Thuringian Forest
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- Großer Beerberg
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The Schneekopf () near Gehlberg in the Thuringian county of Ilm-Kreis is and thus the second highest peak in the Thuringian Forest after its western neighbour, the Großer Beerberg (). The Adler Saddle between them is only about 59.4 metres lower than the two summits. To the east some distance away is its subpeak, the Sachsenstein (), to the south are the Teufelskreise () and Fichtenkopf (). The Goldlauterberg () further south marks the transition to the mountain of Großer Finsterberg ().
== Description == The mountain is of volcanic origin and consists of porphyry. It is known for the Schneekopf balls (Schneekopfkugel), balls of porphyry (druse) that occur here that form agate in the interior of crystals. They were formed during a volcanic eruption in the Permian. On the northern slopes of the mountain rises the Wilde Gera stream.