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 supposed to show the south to the inhabitants of Jelenia …
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 (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 (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 – 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 (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” (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 …
Szrenica (1362 m n.p.m.) – observation peak in the Main Ridge of the Karkonosze Mountains, towering over Szklarska Poręba and situated in the strict reserve of KPN. The state border runs just below the top. Polish name Szrenica, formed from the word frost with the suffix -ica, replaced after II …
Hala Szrenicka is a natural meadow within the boundaries of the KNP, enlarged in the 18th century. by grazing. It is located on both sides of the border (Czech. Food louka). Centuries ago, the hall was visited by treasure hunters - the presence of valuable minerals is evidenced by the fact, that in 1926 r. …
PTTK hostel "Na Hali Szrenicka” – w 1786 r. a shepherd's hut was built here (Nowa Śląska Buda, in opposition to the Old Silesian Buda at the Łabski Peak), which over time was turned into a tourist hostel. W1869 r. a road from Szklarska Poręba was built …