Malý Stožec, Mountain summit in Lužické hory, Czech Republic
Kleiner Schöber is a phonolite ridge in the Lužické hory, rising to 659 m about 2.2 km southwest of Jedlová. Its bare summit wall is tilted, shows faint irregular columnar jointing and overhangs to the southeast; the upper approach crosses a scree field.
The summit is built of phonolite, a volcanic rock that here appears in columnar form, rare for this stone. On the southwest side lies the tectonic fissure cave Komora Fridolina Raucha, formed by a rockfall; the robber Fridolin Rauch, sentenced to death, is said to have hidden there in the mid-18th century.
From the south the mountain's silhouette reads as a lying face, which gave rise to the German name Gesichtsberg; Czech sources also call it Obličejová hora or Obří hora. The name Malý Stožec, German Kleiner Schöber, marks it as the smaller counterpart of Velký Stožec.
A yellow-marked route runs over the saddle between Malý Stožec and Jedlová, with a marked spur climbing to the summit rocks through a steep scree field. Starting points include the Jedlová and Chřibská stations, about 3.7 and 3.5 km on foot respectively.
The ridge running from the summit toward Jedlová forms the main watershed between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The summit rocks are overgrown with trees, so views are limited to nearby Jedlová except from the highest crag, which reveals the Chřibská dam in clear weather.
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