Bockberg | |
Elevation: | (495disp=output onlyNaNdisp=output only) |
Range: | Harz Mountains |
Location: | Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany |
Map: | Germany Saxony-Anhalt |
Coordinates: | 51.7528°N 10.7614°W |
The Bockberg is a hill,, near Königshütte in Harz district in the Harz mountains of central Germany. Since 1967 the hill and its surrounding area have been protected as a nature reserve.
The Bockberg rises immediately north of a loop in the B 27 federal road at the village of Neue Hütte. On its southwestern slopes, part of a volcano, formed in the Devonian sea, can be seen. Rubble from keratophyre lava in a white, potash matrix, has built a volcanic breccia here, which contains veins of hematite.
The plateau of the Bockberg is extensively karstified. Many rare flowers thrive on the fields of yellow oat-grass and semi-dry pasture, including the globe flower.