Silesian Beskids (Polish: ⓘ, Czech: ⓘ, German: Schlesische Beskiden) is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in the Outer Western Carpathians in southern Silesian Voivodeship, Poland and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.
Silesian Beskids | |
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Beskid Śląski, Slezské Beskydy | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Skrzyczne |
Elevation | 1,257 m (4,124 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°41′0″N 19°3′0″E / 49.68333°N 19.05000°E |
Geography | |
Countries | Poland and Czech Republic |
Parent range | Outer Western Carpathians Western Beskids |
Most of the range lies in Poland. It is separated from the Moravian-Silesian Beskids by the Jablunkov Pass.
The Polish part of the range includes the protected area called Silesian Beskids Landscape Park.
The highest mountains edit
Silesian Beskids have 20 mountains with a highest point above 1000 m, including three above 1200 m and nine above 1100 m.
- Skrzyczne (1,257 m) - the highest mountain
- Barania Góra (1,220 m)
- Małe Skrzyczne (1,211 m)
- Wierch Wisełka (1,192 m)
- Równiański Wierch (1,160 m)
- Zielony Kopiec (1,152 m)
- Malinowska Skała (1,152 m)
- Magurka Wiślańska (1,140 m)
- Klimczok (1,117 m)
- Malinów (1,115 m)
- Magura (1,109 m)
- Magurka Radziechowska (1,108 m)
- Trzy Kopce (1,082 m)
- Stołów (1,035 m)
- Glinne (1,034 m)
- Przysłop (1,029 m)
- Szyndzielnia (1,028 m)
- Muronka (1,021 m)
- Jaworzyna (1,020 m)
- Kościelec (1,019 m)
- Czantoria Wielka (995 m) - the highest mountain of the Czech part of the range
- Kiczory (990 m)
- Stożek Wielki (978 m)
See also edit
References edit
- Cicha, Irena (2007). Beskidzkie gronie nad Olzą i Wisłą. Czeski Cieszyn: Vydavatelství Regio. ISBN 978-80-254-0261-0.
External links edit
- (in Polish) Regional Tourist Service
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