Rosenstein mountain

Rosenstein mountain

Infobox Mountain
Name = Rosenstein
Photo = Rosenstein.jpg
Caption = Rosenstein Mountain
Elevation = convert|735|m|ft|0
Location = Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Range = Swabian Alb
Prominence =
Coordinates =
First ascent =
Easiest route =
Type = Butte

The "Rosenstein" is a 735 m high mountain in the Swabian Alb above the town of Heubach in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.

With its exposed position as head of the Alb it had been of strategic importance. Excavations in the caves on Rosenstein have found tools dating back to the Paleolithic period. Among the best-known caves are scouring the "Great" and "Dark hole". About the Western rock, the remnants of a medieval castle, Rosenstein castle ruins.

The Rosenstein is now a very popular recreational area. Especially for climbers and mountain bikers.

ee also

Petrosomatoglyph

Hyperlinks

* [Http://bergsucht.de/klettern/sport/rosenstein/index.htm Bergsucht.de - climbing on Rosenstein]


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