If you head for the Krkonoše Mountains, you absolutely have to visit at least one of the peaks! Check out where to go both in winter and at any time of the year. Remember that you can always ask at the Reception for maps of the mountain peaks, ski slopes and lifts in the area.
Rising to 1,603 metres above sea level. Sněžka is the highest peak in the Krkonoše Mountains and the entire Sudety Mountains. That is why it is sometimes called the Queen of the Sudetes. It is a crude peak, without vegetation, built of granite, whose slopes are covered with rocky debris. However, it cannot be denied beauty and majesty, which is why it is the most popular destination for Krkonoše mountain hikers. The border between Poland and the Czech Republic runs through the peak.
Szrenica, although lower than Śnieżka (1362 m), certainly matches its popularity. It is, above all, easily accessible, and due to its proximity to Szklarska Poręba, there is no shortage of entertainment. The natural qualities alone determine the attractiveness of this peak.
Łabski Szczyt adjoins Szrenica to the west and Śnieżne Kotle and Wielki Szyszak to the east. Its altitude of 1,471 metres makes it the third highest peak in the Polish part of the Krkonoše Mountains. Part of the massif also lies on the Czech side and it is worth knowing that the source of the Elbe, one of the largest rivers in the Czech Republic and Germany, is located there.
Wielki Szyszak deserves its name - it is, after all, the second highest peak on the Polish side of the Karkonosze - at 1509 metres above sea level. It is worth noting that this runner-up is as much as almost 100 m lower than Śnieżka, which further emphasises the greatness of the Queen of the Sudetes.
Śmielec is another of the Krkonoše peaks located on the Main Sudetic Trail. Its peak rises to 1,424 m above sea level and is situated on the Polish side, but it is not far from the Czech Republic - the red trail running along the southern slope of Śmielec coincides with the border here.
Malý Szyszak rises to an altitude of 1440 metres above sea level. The border between Poland and the Czech Republic runs here. In the immediate vicinity is Tępy Szczyt (Dull Peak) to the east and the Karkonoska Saddle to the west.
Skalny Stół is one of the peaks forming the Kowarski Ridge. Like the neighbouring hills, the border between Poland and the Czech Republic passes through this peak as well. Nearby is the Saddle Pass and behind it the Czoło peak. On the western side, there is the Owl Pass and the Black Ridge - this is where the main ridge of the Krkonoše Mountains already begins.
Smogornia is part of the main ridge of the Krkonoše Mountains and is 1,489 m above sea level. Further to the west, there are the summits of Tepeý Peak and Malý Szyszak. To the south-east, however, is Sněžka, which can be reached via Srebrny Upłaz and Równia. There is no marked trail leading to the summit, and the closest approach is along the Main Karkonosze Trail (red).
Czarna Kopa is situated between Śnieżka to the west and Owl Pass to the east. Its height is 1,408 metres above sea level, although some guidebooks give a value one metre lower. Černá kopa is, after Sněžka, the second highest peak of the Black Ridge. The border between the Czech Republic and Poland runs through this peak.
The Kopa is 1377 m above sea level and is a small peak rising above the so-called Równia pod Śnieżką. The Równia, in turn, is a large plateau located on the western side of Sněžka. The surrounding area is mostly peat bogs overgrown with dwarf pine.
Between the two peaks - Wielki Szyszak and Łabski Szczyt - lie the Snowy Cirques. They were created by the glacier, which 'carved' them into the rock. There are two cauldrons and they are called the Great Cauldron and the Small Snowy Cauldron respectively. This is a very picturesque place and well worth a visit. The rock walls descend steeply and the height difference between the top and the bottom of the cauldrons is up to 120 m in places!
The Silesian Stones are three distinctive rock "towers" crowning the peak of the same name located in the central part of the Krkonoše Mountains. They rise up to an altitude of 1,413 metres above sea level, and the Czech name for the place is Divci Kameny. It is a picturesque place - erosion has carved fanciful shapes there and green dwarf pine grows all around. It is therefore popular with tourists and is often immortalised in photographs.
České Kameny (Bohemian Stones) is at the same time the summit of the peak of the same name, rising up to 1,417 metres above sea level. They resemble a rocky ridge stretching over several tens of metres, and their unique shapes attract the attention of hikers from afar.
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