List of mountains and hills of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains information
This list of mountains and hills in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains contains a selection of the highest mountains, hills and crags in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains that straddle the German-Czech border.
The key to abbreviations in the table is given below.
Mountain, hill, crag (German name)
Height m above sea level)
Area (Location in the NP or PLA)
Location (municipality)
Notes
File
Děčínský Sněžník
723.5
Labské pískovce PLA
Jílové
highest mountain in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains; observation tower and mountain inn
Nad Stěnami
622.8
Labské pískovce PLA
Jílové
Růžovský vrch
619.1
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Růžová
highest mountain in Bohemian Switzerland NP; used to have an observation tower
Großer Zschirnstein
560.3
Saxon Switzerland
Kleingießhübel
highest elevation in German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains; viewing point
Großer Winterberg
556.0
Saxon Switzerland NP
Schmilka
highest elevation in Saxon Switzerland NP; observation tower and hilltop hotel
Holý vrch
528.1
Labské pískovce PLA
Jílové
Kleiner Winterberg
499.9
Saxon Switzerland NP
Schmilka
with Winterbergpavillon hunting lodge and Wappenstein; viewing point
Großes Horn
495.8
Saxon Switzerland
Bad Gottleuba
Okrouhlík
494,0
Labské pískovce PLA
Děčín
Jedlina
490,0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
Sokolí vrch (Limberk)
486.6
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Doubice
Bor
486.5
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
Rudolfův kámen
484,0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
viewing point
Suchý vrch
481,0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
Auerhahnsteig
480.3
Saxon Switzerland NP
Schmilka
Hřebec
477.8
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Doubice
Mlýny
475.3
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
Kleiner Zschirnstein
472.7
Saxon Switzerland
Kleingießhübel
viewing point
Oltářní kámen
469.5
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Hřensko
Strážiště
469.2
Labské pískovce PLA
Janská
Mrchoviště
466.8
Labské pískovce PLA
Děčín
Smrkový kopec
463,0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Hřensko
Studený roh
461,0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Hřensko
Raumberg
459.3
Saxon Switzerland NP
Hinterhermsdorf
Ruins of a survey tower
Stříbrné stěny
459.2
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Hřensko
Bouřňák
457.3
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Hřensko
Křídelní stěna
455.5
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Hřensko
Hrad
453,0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Doubice
Koliště
452.7
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
Papststein
451.2
Saxon Switzerland
Gohrisch
Hilltop inn and fire brigade watchtower; viewing point
Koliště
449.5
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
Gohrisch
447.8
Saxon Switzerland
Gohrisch
viewing point
Vilemínina stěna
439.0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
viewing point
Děčínský les
438,0
Labské pískovce PLA
Děčín
Pfaffenstein
434.6
Saxon Switzerland
Königstein
observation tower and hilltop inn (incl. part of the Museum for Mineralogy and Geology, Dresden)
Mariina skála
428,0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
observation and refuge hut
Vilemínina skála
422,0
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
Kleines Pohlshorn
417.2
Saxon Switzerland NP
Hinterhermsdorf
Hoher Torstein
425.0
Saxon Switzerland NP
Bad Schandau
viewing point
Lilienstein
415.2
Saxon Switzerland NP
Prossen
Hilltop inn and Wettin obelisk
Waitzdorfer Höhe
413.7
Saxon Switzerland NP
Waitzdorf
Teichstein
412.5
Saxon Switzerland NP
Ottendorf
Křížový vrch
407.6
Bohemian Switzerland NP
Jetřichovice
Pastevní vrch (Hutberk)
402.2
Labské pískovce PLA
Růžová
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