Ore Mountains
For other similarly named ranges, see Ore Mountains (disambiguation). Ore Mountains Erzgebirge - Krušné hory Reservoir near Myslivny Highest point Peak Klínovec Elevation 1,244 m (4,081 ft) Coordinates 50°23′46″N 12°58′04″E / 50.39611°N 12.96778°E / 50.39611; 12.96778 Geography Location in Germany Location in the Czech Republic Physical map Country Czech Republic border with Germany States/Provinces Karlovy Vary Region, Ústí n. L. Region and Saxony (Germany) Range coordinates 50°35′N 13°00′E / 50.583°N 13.000°E / 50.583; 13.000 Coordinates: 50°35′N 13°00′E / 50.583°N 13.000°E / 50.583; 13.000 Geology Orogeny Variscan Age of rock Paleozoic Type of rock sedimentary, metamorphic and magmatic rocks The Ore Mountains or Ore Mountain Range [1] ( / ɔːr / ) (German: Erzgebirge [ˈeːɐ̯tsɡəbɪɐ̯ɡə] ; Czech: Krušné hory ; both literally "ore mountains" [2] ) in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for around 800 years, from the 1