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Skopiec
724 m a.s.l.
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A summit on a post
Skopiec is a faint dome with such a level top that the summit is hard to recognise on the ground. The highest point, a few metres from the path, is marked by a sign on a post with a box holding a stamp. The mountain entered the Crown because, when the list was drawn up, it was considered the highest of the Kaczawskie Mountains.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Skopiec (CC BY-SA)
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The floor of an ancient sea
The mountain is built of schists, marbles and greenschists – metamorphosed remains of submarine volcanic eruptions and marine sediments. Skopiec is a twin culmination of Baraniec, separated from it by a shallow saddle.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Skopiec (CC BY-SA)
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Relief
The lowest point in the 8 × 8 km square around the summit lies at 308 m a.s.l. – 416 m below the peak. Precise data is missing for 7% of the area – the terrain model is less detailed there.
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Trails
8 marked trails run through the 8 × 8 km square. 2 trails lead to the summit itself: 1 red and 1 blue.
- red1
- blue2
- green1
- yellow2
- black2
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The summit
According to new measurements, the highest point of the Kaczawskie Mountains is Okole (725.3 m a.s.l.), while Skopiec is 720.7 m a.s.l. In the GUGiK digital terrain model the summit is 720.3 m high – 3.7 m lower than on the Crown of Polish Mountains list.