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Skrzyczne
1257 m a.s.l.
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Croaking frogs
According to a tradition written down in the 18th century by Andrzej Komoniecki, the reeve of Żywiec, the name comes from frogs that croaked in a pond between Skrzyczne and Małe Skrzyczne – so loudly that they could be heard far away in the evening.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Skrzyczne (CC BY-SA)
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A block above the Żywiec Basin
Built of thick layers of Godula sandstone, the mountain drops very steeply to the east and north – above the Żywiec Basin it rises as a single block almost 800 m high. It can be recognised from far away, even from the Tatras, by its distinctive silhouette and the 87-metre transmitter mast on the summit.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Skrzyczne (CC BY-SA)
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Rocks below Hala Jaskowa
Skrzyczne, the highest peak of the Silesian Beskids, joins the main ridge of the Barania Góra range at Malinowska Skała. Since 1998 the area has been protected by the Silesian Beskids Landscape Park (386 km², mostly forest), and the Skrzyczne and Barania Góra range with the sources of the Vistula is also a Natura 2000 site. In the forests on the steep slopes, among others below Hala Jaskowa on the flanks of Skrzyczne, there are tors, rock pulpits and rock walls often more than ten metres high.
Source: Silesian Landscape Parks – Silesian Beskids Landscape Park
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Relief
The lowest point in the 8 × 8 km square around the summit lies at 437 m a.s.l. – 820 m below the peak.
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Trails
16 marked trails run through the 8 × 8 km square. 2 trails lead to the summit itself: 1 blue and 1 green.
- red3
- blue6
- green3
- yellow4
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The summit
Skrzyczne (1257 m a.s.l.) represents the Beskid Śląski range in the Crown of Polish Mountains.