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Wolfsklippen

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AT the Wolfsklippen the last wolf in the area is supposed to have been killed, which is where the name of the mountain comes from. According to another
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observation platforms in the Harz that still exist. At that time it had a good view of the Brocken and towards
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with an observation platform on the summit. Its height is frequently given as about
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The Wolfsklippen is check point no. 24 on the walking trail network known as the
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period, when a girl accused of witchcraft hid here with a she-wolf.
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erected on the summit of the Wolfsklippen one of four
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Elevation
Coordinates
51°49′08″N 10°40′22″E / 51.81889°N 10.67278°E / 51.81889; 10.67278
Wolfsklippen is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Germany
Parent range
Harz Mountains
Mountain type
Granite
granite
Harz mountains
Central Germany
sea level (NN)
Brocken
Drei Annen Hohne
Plessenburg
Harz Club
iron
Ilsenburg
Wernigerode
spruce
legend
witch hunting
Harzer Wandernadel
Joseph's Cross
Schalke
Poppenberg
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