- List of mountains and hills of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
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This list of mountains and hills in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains contains a selection of mountains, hills, crags and foothills in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains that straddle the German-Czech border – also referred to as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.
The key to abbreviations in the table is given below.
Mountain,
Hill,
Foothill,
Crag
(German name)Height
CZ:
m n.m.,
D:
m above NNArea
(Location in the NP)
Location
(in / near)
(German name)
Comment/s,
Part of
File
Děčínský Sněžník
(Hoher Schneeberg)722.8 Bohemian Switzerland Sněžník
(Schneeberg)highest mountain in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains;
observation tower and mountain inn
Růžovský vrch
(Rosenberg)619.1 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Růžová
(Rosendorf)highest mountain in Bohemian Switzerland NP; used to have an observation tower 
Široký vrch
(Steingeschütte)585.7 Bohemian Switzerland Doubice
(Daubitz)Großer Zschirnstein 560.3 Saxon Switzerland Kleingießhübel highest elevation in Saxon (German) part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains; viewing point 
Großer Winterberg 556.0 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Schmilka highest elevation in Saxon Switzerland NP;
observation tower and hilltop hotel
Vápenný vrch
(Kalkofenberg,
Maschkenberg)548 Bohemian Switzerland Doubice
(Daubitz)Spravedlnost
(Iricht)533 Bohemian Switzerland Doubice
(Daubitz)viewing point 
Kleiner Winterberg 499.9 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Schmilka with Winterbergpavillon hunting lodge
and Wappenstein;
viewing point
Großes Horn 495.8 Saxon Switzerland Bad Gottleuba Okrouhlík
(Scheibekoppe)494 Bohemian Switzerland Maxičky
(Maxdorf)Sokolí vrch
(Limberg)490.8 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Doubice
(Daubitz)Rudolfův kámen,
(Rudolfstein)
bzw. Ostroh
(Hoher Stein)484 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Jetřichovice
(Dittersbach)viewing point 
Suchý vrch
(Suppgeberg)481 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Rynartice
(Rennersdorf)Auerhahnsteig 480.3 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Schmilka Mlýny 475 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Vysoká Lípa
(Hohenleipa)Kleiner Zschirnstein 472.7 Saxon Switzerland Kleingießhübel viewing point Hřímavý 469 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Mezní Louka
(Rainwiese)Raumberg 459.3 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Hinterhermsdorf Ruins of a survey tower Papststein 451.2 Saxon Switzerland Papstdorf Hilltop inn and fire brigade watchtower;
viewing point
Gohrisch 447.8 Saxon Switzerland Gohrisch viewing point 
Vilemínina stěna
(Wilhelminenwand)439 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Rynartice
(Rennersdorf)near "Balzerovo lezeni"
(Balzers Lager);
viewing point
Děčínský les 438 Bohemian Switzerland Dolní Žleb
(Niedergrund)Pfaffenstein 434.6 Saxon Switzerland Königstein observation tower and hilltop inn
(incl. part of the Museum for Mineralogy and Geology, Dresden);
Pfaffenstein nature reserve
(39,5 ha; 1997)
Mariina skála
(Marienfels)428 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Jetřichovice
(Dittersbach)observation and refuge hut 
Vilemínina skála
(Wilhelminenfels)422 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Rynartice
(Rennersdorf)Kleines Pohlshorn 417.2 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Hinterhermsdorf Schrammsteine
- Hoher Torstein
- Schrammsteinaussicht
- Falkenstein425.0
425.0
417.2
381.2Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Bad Schandau viewing point 
Lilienstein 415.2 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Prossen Hilltop inn and Wettin obelisk 
Waitzdorfer Höhe 413.7 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Waitzdorf Teichstein 412.5 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Ottendorf Křížový vrch
(Kreuzberg)408 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Rynartice
(Rennersdorf)Pastevní vrch
(Hutberg)402 Bohemian Switzerland Růžová
(Rosendorf)Hausberg 396.8 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Kirnitzschtal Krkavčí skála
(Rabenfels)393 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Rynartice
(Rennersdorf)Kleinhennersdorfer Stein 392.1 Saxon Switzerland Kleinhennersdorf 
Zámecký vrch
(Schloßberg)391 Bohemian Switzerland Vysoká Lípa
(Hohenleipa)Cottaer Spitzberg 390.8 Saxon Switzerland Cotta viewing point 
Winterstein
or Hinteres Raubschloß390.0 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Ottendorf Ruins of medieval rock castle Zirkelstein 384.5 Saxon Switzerland Schöna renown through the painting Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer;
viewing point
Kovářův kopec
(Gutsims)383 Bohemian Switzerland Kamenická Stráň
(Kamnitzleiten)Falkenstein 381.2 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Bad Schandau climbing rock 
Großes Pohlshorn 378.8 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Hinterhermsdorf Lorenzsteine 375.0 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Ottendorf Königstein 360.7 Saxon Switzerland Königstein Festung Königstein 
Kaiserkrone 350,8 Saxon Switzerland Schöna 
Quirl 349.6 Saxon Switzerland Königstein 
Wolfsberg 342.9 Saxon Switzerland Reinhardtsdorf hillside "panorama hotel" and viewing point 
Neuer Wildenstein 337.1 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Kirnitzschtal Kobylka 319 Bohemian Switzerland
(Bohemian Switzerland NP)Hřensko
(Herrnskretschen)Rauenstein 303.7 Saxon Switzerland Rathen Hilltop restaurant;
viewing point
Bockstein 244.5 Saxon Switzerland
(Saxon Switzerland NP)Porschdorf Key
The abbreviations used in the table (in alphabetical order) are:
- NP = National Park – Saxon Switzerland National Park and Bohemian Switzerland National Park (Národní park České Švýcarsko)
- NSG = nature reserve – with area in hectares (ha) or square kilometres (km²) and year of foundation
See also
- List of mountains in Saxony
- List of the highest mountains of Germany
- List of the highest mountains in the German states
Categories:- Lists of mountains
- Elbe Sandstone Mountains
- Mountains of Saxon Switzerland
- Mountains and hills of Bohemian Switzerland
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