Silesian Beskids
| Silesian Beskids | |
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| Beskid Śląski, Slezské Beskydy | |
 Map of the Silesian Beskids within Poland | |
| 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 | |
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| Countries | Poland and Czech Republic |
| Parent range | Outer Western Carpathians Western Beskids |
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.
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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