Božídarský Špičák, Basalt mountain summit in Jáchymov, Czech Republic
Božídarský Špičák is a basalt mountain rising in the Ore Mountains between Jáchymov and Boží Dar. The peak is marked by different terrain on its south-facing and north-facing sides, surrounded by moorland and mountain forest.
In the late 19th century a wooden lookout tower stood on the summit; its key had to be borrowed from the Spitzberghäuser inns at the western foot. After a few years weather had made it dilapidated, and it was dismantled. No mining exploration of the summit is recorded in the sources.
The summit lies in the Božídarské rašeliniště national nature reserve, which protects the moorland of the Ore Mountains plateau. Because of this status the peak itself may not be entered; the red-marked Anton-Günther-Weg passes west of it.
No marked trail leads to the summit, which lies in the Božídarské rašeliniště national nature reserve and may not be entered. The closest approach is the red-marked Anton-Günther-Weg from Boží Dar, which passes the peak on the west; the viewpoint at the ruins of the Spitzberghäuser is about 4 km from town, and the summit is roughly 300 m east of the Božídarský Špičák (vyhl.) junction.
The summit is the highest nepheline basalt dome in the Ore Mountains and in Central Europe, formed by volcanic upwelling in the Miocene. Remnants of a lava sheet are still visible on its slope, above the surrounding phyllites exposed by erosion.
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