Hochstein, Cultural heritage hill in Görlitz, Germany

The Hochstein is a 397.2-metre granite hill in the Königshainer Berge, northwest of the village of Königshain and west of Görlitz. Its summit area holds a mountain inn, a 22-metre steel observation tower with a round viewing platform, and free-standing rock towers of Upper Carboniferous Königshain granite spared by quarrying, showing pronounced wool-sack weathering.

The summit area was spared by quarrying: free-standing towers of Upper Carboniferous Königshain granite survive there, showing pronounced spheroidal weathering. A 22-metre steel observation tower with a round viewing platform stands beside a mountain inn. Since 24 December 2021 a summit box has hung on a tree by the tower for visitors to register.

The name Hochstein, "high stone", refers to the granite crags spared by quarrying around the summit. Since 24 December 2021 a summit box (Gipfelkasten) has hung on a tree by the 22-metre steel lookout tower, where hikers, cyclists and walkers on the E10 long-distance path and the Görlitz–Weißenberg–Bautzen Jakobsweg can register their visit.

The summit is reached by an asphalted service road from the village of Königshain, closed to public traffic, and by several hiking trails from different directions. The European long-distance trail E10 (Niesky–Löbau section) and the Way of St. James (Görlitz–Weißenberg–Bautzen section) both cross the Hochstein.

Since 24 December 2021 a summit box (Gipfelkasten) has hung on the tree by the 22-metre steel lookout tower, where hikers, cyclists and other visitors can log their ascent. The tower stands among free-standing granite rock towers of Upper Carboniferous Königshain granite that quarrying left untouched, showing clear woolsack weathering.