Historical Triangulation Pillar Aschberg

Triangulation column for surveying with detailed information board

The summit of the Aschberg with a height of 936 m lies on the Czech side, on the German side the Aschberg (Czech. Kamenáč) reaches a height of 917 m at the lookout tower "Otto-Herrmann-Böhm.
The information boards on the Royal Saxon triangulation (here with the historical proper name) from the years 1862 to 1890 are particularly interesting. In total, the triangulation network comprised 158 stations of the first and second order.
On the Aschberg there is a triangulation column of the 1st order (there are 29 in total) and is a listed building as a technical monument.

Great excursion destination and perfect to linger and take a break thanks to the Aschbergschänke