Równia under Śnieżka – extensive flattening of the surface 9 km² in height 1400-1446 m n.p.m., located within the Main Ridge between the Burned Watchtower, The pass under Śnieżka, Studnićni horou and Lućni horou. One of the most valuable areas …
Category Archives: Giant Mountains
Boilers of Wielki and Mały Staw
Boilers of Wielki and Mały Staw. The cauldron of the Great Pond, although the name has "great” it is a bit smaller and less rocky than the neighboring Kocioł Mały Staw. Both cauldrons are of postglacial origin; they are separated by a rock ridge – Sheep Rib. At the bottom of the boiler, …
Smogornia
Smogornia (1489 m n.p.m.) – the highest peak in the eastern part of the Karkonosze and the third highest peak in the Sudetes, it is situated on the state border, in the Main Ridge of the Karkonosze Mountains. The vast mountain massif with a flattened top is covered with granite rock debris and overgrown with patches …
sunflower
sunflower – characteristic rock group of heights above 12 m on the slope of Smogornia, it is an excellent landmark on the leveled Main Ridge. The name alludes to this, that the shadow cast by the granite towers was to show the south to the inhabitants of Jelenia Góra. Below the Sunflower, On the height …
PTTK hostel "Revival”
PTTK hostel "Revival” (1236 m n.p.m.) – put into use in 1928 r., was owned by A.. Peniburgera. W 1933 r. as Jewish property, they were taken over by the Hitler Youth and turned into a youth hostel called "Adolf-Baude”. During the war, it served as a holiday center for the Germans …
The Karkonoska Pass
The Karkonoska Pass (1198 m n.p.m.) – divides the Main Ridge of the Karkonosze Mountains into two parts and is the lowest point in the entire ridge. It is located on the upper mountain forest floor on the Polish-Czech border. The Sudecka Road from Borowice to Spindleruv Młyn passes through it …
The Great Szyszak
The Great Szyszak (1509 m n.p.m.) – the second highest and highest peak made of granite in the Karkonosze Mountains. The top is on the Polish side. A post-glacial Great Snow Cauldron cuts into the north-west slope of the mountain. They had formed on the rock debris covering the summit …
Snow Cauldrons
Snow Cauldrons – two post-glacial cauldrons cutting into the northern slopes of the Main Ridge, between the Elbe Peak and Wielki Szyszak, also known as Snow Pits, Snow Jams or the Eyes of the Mountain Spirit. Their 200-meter-high chasming walls cut with ribs and make a great impression …
Łabski Peak
Łabski Peak (1471 m n.p.m.) – it is a vast massif crowned with a rocky perch high up to 30 m. On the top granite rubble there are rock lichens and mountain pine. The northern slope above the upper edge of the forest (Łabski Upłaz) it is very steep, covered with sandbanks (in winter they can …
Shelter "Szrenica”
Shelter "Szrenica” (1362 m n.p.m.) – w 1922 r. a German tourist shelter was built here. The investment had an anti-Czecho-Slovak overtone (previously, the German Kurt Endler had a license to run the nearby Voseckej bouda). Stone building, disfiguring the panorama of the Giant Mountains, was given the name of "Sudeten Germans”. W 1946 …