Plešivec (mountain)

Plešivec
View of Plešivec from Abertamy
Highest point
Elevation1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Coordinates50°21′22″N 12°50′23″E / 50.35611°N 12.83972°E / 50.35611; 12.83972
Geography
Plešivec is located in Czech Republic
Plešivec
Plešivec
Location within Czech Republic
LocationCzech Republic
Parent rangeOre Mountains
Geology
Basalt
Climbing
Access1895 by the Abertham Friends of Nature

The Plešivec (German: Pleßberg) is a mountain in the Ore Mountains in the Czech Republic. It has an elevation of 1,028 metres (3,373 ft). The top of the mountain is located in the territory of Abertamy.

Location

The Plešivec lies southeast of Abertamy at the most striking escarpment of the Ore Mountains where it drops into the valley of the river Ohře. West of the mountain lies the valley of the Bystřice river (a tributary of the Ohře).

Further reading

  • Reinhart Heppner/Jörg Brückner/Helmut Schmidt: Sächsisch-böhmische Aussichtsberge des westlichen Erzgebirges in Wort und Bild mit touristischen Angaben. Horb am Neckar 2000, pp. 24–26.