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Śnieżnik
1423 m a.s.l.
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Between the Baltic and the Black Sea
Śnieżnik lies on the European watershed, which at the summit coincides with the border: streams on the Polish side flow to the Baltic, those on the Czech side to the Black Sea. About 200 m from the summit, in a hollow on the southern slope, the Morava river rises. It is the only mountain in the massif that rises above the upper tree line.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Śnieżnik (góra) (CC BY-SA)
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The tower and the elephant
In 1895–1899 a 33.5-metre stone observation tower was built here. On 11 October 1973 it was blown up, and for years its remains formed the top of the summit. A new tower opened on the same spot on 26 September 2022. On the Czech side a stone sculpture of an elephant has stood since 1932 – for Czechs, the symbol of Śnieżnik.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Śnieżnik (góra) (CC BY-SA)
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The park and the Roof of Europe
Śnieżnik is the highest point of the Śnieżnik Landscape Park, created in 1981 over 28,800 ha. The park covers the Bialskie Mountains, the Śnieżnik Massif and the Golden Mountains – the eastern “wall” of the Kłodzko Valley. The massif is called the “Roof of Europe”, because from Trójmorski Wierch water flows to three seas: through the Morava to the Black Sea, through the Nysa Kłodzka to the Baltic and through the Orlice to the North Sea.
Source: Lower Silesian Landscape Parks – Śnieżnik Landscape Park
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Relief
The lowest point in the 8 × 8 km square around the summit lies at 607 m a.s.l. – 816 m below the peak. Terrain on the Czech side of the border comes from the ČÚZK model, shifted to match the GUGiK data at the border.
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Trails
21 marked trails run through the 8 × 8 km square. 6 trails lead to the summit itself: 3 red, 1 blue, 1 green and 1 yellow.
- red7
- blue5
- green2
- yellow7
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The summit
Śnieżnik (1423 m a.s.l.) represents the Masyw Śnieżnika range in the Crown of Polish Mountains. In the GUGiK digital terrain model the summit is 1,427.1 m high – 4.1 m higher than on the Crown of Polish Mountains list.