Steinberg bei Wernesgrün, Mountain summit in Steinberg, Germany

Steinberg bei Wernesgrün is a 659-metre mountain in the western Ore Mountains, the westernmost peak of that range, rising on the southwestern contact aureole of the Kirchberg granite. It consists mainly of andalusite mica schist, with rock exposed in places around the summit. The 17.5-metre Steinbergturm, a wooden tower, stands on the summit beside a shelter hut.

Tourist access began with the wooden Steinbergturm, a 17.5 m tower opened with its shelter hut on 24 May 1903; the hut was later enlarged into a lodging house. In 1945 the mountain association was dissolved and in 1951 the municipality of Wildenau became the new owner. Wernesgrün, Wildenau and Rothenkirchen merged into the municipality of Steinberg in 1994.

The municipality of Steinberg, formed in 1994 from Wernesgrün, Wildenau and Rothenkirchen, takes its name from the mountain. Near the summit stands the Jüdenstein, a rock group tied to a legend: robbers were sealed in a cave there by the devil, and every 100 years their captain appears holding a gold coin that a person with a pure soul can take to free them.

Multiple hiking trails connect the summit to surrounding towns such as Wernesgrün, Bärenwalde, Obercrinitz, and Wildenau, providing several route options for visitors. The peak features a wooden observation platform and a restaurant where you can rest and take in the views.

The 17.5-metre Steinbergturm is a wooden tower, not a platform, opened together with its shelter hut on 24 May 1903. It stands on Saxony's westernmost Ore Mountains summit, built of andalusite mica schist that lies exposed in places on the knoll. Near the summit, walkers from Rodewisch pass the Jüdenstein rock group of local legend.