Mountain Śnieżka
Snezka is the highest mountain in the
Czech Republic and in the Krkonose mountains (Giant Mountains). It is
located at the Czech-Polish border in the Krkonose National Park and
rises up to 1602 meters. Krkonose belong to a larger geological system,
which reaches to the United Kingdom, where it forms the Snowdonia with
its highest summit Snowdon.
250 thousand years ago, during the glacial period, the glacier formed
Snezka to a unique shape, unusual for central Europe, which makes Snezka
so interesting for geologists, naturalists and tourists. Since 1992,
Krkonose are in the UNESCO list of biosphere reserves.
The trilateral round pyramid of the Snezka massif falls 600 meters (2000 ft) to Obri Dul (Giant Valley) on Czech south side and to Lomnicky Valley at the north Polish side. The slopes are bare and rocky, formed of gneiss. The trees are only at the foot of the mountain and the vegetation gradually disappears during the ascent, remaining just moss. The eastern slopes connect to Obri Hreben (Giant Ridge), which continues to the east as a natural Czech-Polish border, western slopes descent to a plateau at 1400 meters. The plateau goes in a large turn to the south to Studnicni hora (Studnicni mountain, 1554 meters - 5100 feet), enclosing a big hole in the terrain. This forms the ideal conditions for avalanches, which are really dangerous in the area. Victims are numerous - one of the most disastrous avalanches fell in 1866, when 8 people died and 2 huts were destroyed.
The first ascent is said to be done by a merchant from Venice in 1456, who searched the jewels in the mountains. Now 4 main routes lead up to the summit. From the south from Pec pod Snezkou through Obri Dul leads blue tourist line to Sliezsky hut, where you can see clearly the final stage to the summit. From north goes red tourist line to the same hut. East and west (from the town Spindleruv Mlyn) paths go on the ridge forming the Czech-Polish border. Another possibility is to take a ride by a cablecar from Pec pod Snezkou. As the climb is easy and the distance is not extreme, most people return back within several hours.
Snezka dominates the landscape and offers a great panoramatic view of Poland and the Czech Republic. It is also an admirable mountain itself.
The trilateral round pyramid of the Snezka massif falls 600 meters (2000 ft) to Obri Dul (Giant Valley) on Czech south side and to Lomnicky Valley at the north Polish side. The slopes are bare and rocky, formed of gneiss. The trees are only at the foot of the mountain and the vegetation gradually disappears during the ascent, remaining just moss. The eastern slopes connect to Obri Hreben (Giant Ridge), which continues to the east as a natural Czech-Polish border, western slopes descent to a plateau at 1400 meters. The plateau goes in a large turn to the south to Studnicni hora (Studnicni mountain, 1554 meters - 5100 feet), enclosing a big hole in the terrain. This forms the ideal conditions for avalanches, which are really dangerous in the area. Victims are numerous - one of the most disastrous avalanches fell in 1866, when 8 people died and 2 huts were destroyed.
The first ascent is said to be done by a merchant from Venice in 1456, who searched the jewels in the mountains. Now 4 main routes lead up to the summit. From the south from Pec pod Snezkou through Obri Dul leads blue tourist line to Sliezsky hut, where you can see clearly the final stage to the summit. From north goes red tourist line to the same hut. East and west (from the town Spindleruv Mlyn) paths go on the ridge forming the Czech-Polish border. Another possibility is to take a ride by a cablecar from Pec pod Snezkou. As the climb is easy and the distance is not extreme, most people return back within several hours.
Snezka dominates the landscape and offers a great panoramatic view of Poland and the Czech Republic. It is also an admirable mountain itself.
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