# Ottofelsen

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The ***Ottofels*** ("Otto Rock"), named after Prince Otto of [Stolberg-Wernigerode](/source/Stolberg-Wernigerode), is a [tor](/source/Tor_(rock_formation)) and [natural monument](/source/Natural_monument) near [Wernigerode](/source/Wernigerode) in the [Harz mountains](/source/Harz_mountains) of central [Germany](/source/Germany).

The *Ottofels* or **Ottofelsen**[1] lie about 2.5 km southwest of [Hasserode](/source/Hasserode) in the borough of Wernigerode. It can only be reached on foot, either from the [Steinerne Renne](/source/Steinerne_Renne) halt on the [Harz Railway](/source/Harz_Railway) and [Brocken Railway](/source/Brocken_Railway) or from the car park at the junction of the Thumkuhle and Dränge valleys not far from the road to [Drei Annen Hohne](/source/Drei_Annen_Hohne).

The rocks stand at a height of 584 metres above [sea level](/source/Normalnull)[2][3] and are 36 metres high.[2] They are made of coarse-grained [granite](/source/Granite) and have been weathered to form a [tor](/source/Tor_(rock_formation)). On 27 July 1892 there was a ceremony to mark the completion of public access to the top, which consisted of several iron ladders.[2] These ladders were replaced after the *[Wende](/source/Die_Wende)* in 1990. In addition the *Ottofels* is used for rock climbing by [mountaineers](/source/Mountaineers).

From the summit there is a panoramic view of the mountains and valleys of the Harz as far as its highest peak, the [Brocken](/source/Brocken), and far over the northern Harz Foreland.

The *Ottofels* is checkpoint no. 27 in the *[Harzer Wandernadel](/source/Harzer_Wandernadel)* hiking network.[4]

## Photographs

*See also*: [Rock formations in the Harz](/source/Rock_formations_in_the_Harz)

## References

1. [*Der Ottofelsen*](http://www.harzlife.de/tip/ottofelsen.html), auf harzlife.de

1. [*Der Ottofels*](http://www.ausflugsziele-harz.de/ausflugsziele-sehenswertes/natur-nationalpark/ottofelsen-steinere-renne.htm), auf ausflugsziele-harz.de

1. SAV

1. Harzer Wandernadel: [*Stempelstelle 27 / Ottofelsen*](http://www.harzer-wandernadel.de/stempelstellen/uebersichtskarte/stempelstelle-27-%20ottofelsen/) auf harzer-wandernadel.de

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