The Jelení hora is a 993 m high mountain

Mountain

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 in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains.

Location and surrounding area

The mountain lies immediately southeast of the village of Kryštofovy Hamry

Kryštofovy Hamry

Kryštofovy Hamry is a village and municipality in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 96 ....

 (Christophhammer). It rises above the broad valley of the Preßnitz river

Preßnitz (river)

Preßnitz is a river of Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Saxony...

 and the Preßnitz Reservoir, which is on the site of the former mining town

Mining town

A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry for the extraction or smeltering of ore.-United States:...

 of Přísečnice (Preßnitz).

Routes to the summit

The route to the summit sets out from the dam wall on the Preßnitz Reservoir, which is crossed on foot, and follows the metalled track uphill to about 500 m after the dam where another metalled track branches off to the right. It follows this for about 400 m to the first bend in the track where it turns left onto a steep, straight path. Where this climb ends after about 1600 m, the route leaves the track, again to the left, and onto a footpath. After a final short climb this reaches the plateau of the Jelení hora.

Description

The steep, narrow and sparsely wooded basalt

Basalt

Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually grey to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or grey...

 Kuppe of the mountain is striking as it rises above the broad plateaus of the Ore Mountain ridge and offers a good view of the Upper Ore Mountains and a glimpse into the Eger valley

Eger Graben

The Eger Graben is a geographical unit in the Czech Republic. It runs southwards, parallel to the Ore Mountains and its formation is linked with that of the mountain range.- Topography :...

. At its highest elevation is a summit cross

Summit cross

A summit cross is a cross on the summit of a mountain or hill that marks the top. Often there will be a "summit register" at the cross, either in a container or at least a weatherproof case....

 with a summit register

Summit register

A summit book is a record of visitors to the summit of a mountain, usually one without a maintained trail. It is usually enclosed in a weatherproof, animalproof metal canister. Some books are maintained in an informal manner by an individual or small group, while others are maintained by a club...

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