Hohnekamm
The Hohnekamm or Hohne Kamm is a mountain ridge up to high in the Harz mountains of central Germany. It is located in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, and is well known for its rock towers or tors, the Hohneklippen. Location and surrounding area. The wooded "Hohnekamm" lies within the Harz Nature Park in Saxony-Anhalt and within the Harz National Park. It lies around 2 km northeast of Schierke, a village on the Kalte Bode river and runs for about 3 kilometres in a northwest-to-southeast direction. The largest town in the area is Wernigerode, 5 km  to the northeast. To the east is Elbingerode. Drei Annen Hohne, 2 km southeast of the mountain, is the start of the Brocken Railway, a narrow gauge line, that runs along the southern slopes of the "Hohneklippen" westwards towards the Brocken. The "Hohnekamm" forms the watershed between the Holtemme to the north and the Wormke in the south. The region is part of the Harz National Park. The tors. The mountain is made of granite, which has formed bizarre tor-like rock formations at several places due to spheroidal weathering, especially the "Hohneklippen" on the upper slopes. The highest of  these rock pinnacles is the high "Leistenklippe". West of it is the high "Grenzklippe" ("Border Tor"), to the southeast the crest continues on towards the "Bärenklippe" ("Bear Tor", ca. ). The southeastern section of the Hohneklippen is calle the "Hohnekopf" (ca. ); from here the ski slopes of Drei Annen Hohne stretch eastwards. Lower down, on its southern slopes, is the Trudenstein, another tor with good views. Brocken Railway. The Brocken Railway runs over the southern slopes of the "Hohnekamm" and past the neighbouring mountain of "Erdbeerkopf". The line, 19.0 kilometres long and opened in 1898, is a narrow gauge railway that  runs from the junction at "Drei Annen Hohne" northwest to the Brocken. Sport. In winter the area is used for cross-country skiing and tobogganing. The "Leistenklippe" is checkpoint no. 15 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking trail network. Legend. According to legend the rugged tors of the "Hohneklippen" were once three beautiful young women who were turned to stone here for their pride.