Tourist

The first tourist destination in the world , which is most associated with basalt know certainly not very many . It is the city Basalt - to find in Aspen , Colorado, United States ( ASE - Pitkin County )

However, you do not have very far to attractive places to see away from Germany with basalt . Here are some examples with a brief explanation . You can find out only on an excursion ...

• The Gickelsberg at Lohsdorf .
• The Great Winterberg , it is easily reached from the Schrammsteine ​​or clearly rising from the small and great Zschand . A popular starting point is also Schmilka on the Elbe , where about 450 height difference to be overcome.
• The Prachov Rocks - gateway to the Bohemian Paradise - the most famous rock city in the square sandstones of Bohemian panel , lie between 350 and 450 meters above m.The sandstone massif created on the base of the chalk sea in the Mesozoic . After the regression the alluvial sandstones were protected from the water by the basalt hilltops Svinčice , Velka Hura and Privysiny .
• Even with hikes in the Geological Open Air Museum ( Wilsdruffer country ) around the porphyry pockets in Mohorn can see basalt.