Czeskie Kamienie
Appearance
Mužské kameny - Czeskie Kamienie | |
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Dívčí kameny - Śląskie Kamienie | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,416 m (4,646 ft) |
Geography | |
Location | Czech Republic / Poland |
Parent range | Giant Mountains |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | public path marked red from Okraj |
Czeskie Kamienie or Mužské kameny ("Czech Rocks" or "Man Rocks" in Polish and Czech respectively), 1,416 metres (4,646 ft) and Śląskie Kamienie or Dívčí kameny ("Silesian Rocks" or "Maiden Rocks"), 1,413 metres (4,636 ft) is a twin peak and a rock formation situated in the western part of Karkonosze on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park on the Polish–Czech Friendship Trail. The rocks are up to 8 m high.[1]
Location
The twin peak is located in the main ridge, between Śmielec and the Przełęcz Karkonoska. The border straddles the peak. A stone monument reminds the tragedy of the Czech journalist Rudolf Kalman, who died here during a snow storm on 14 January 1929.[2]
References
- ^ "Wycieczki po regionie - Czeskie i Śląskie Kamienie". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Czeskie i Śląskie Kamienie". Retrieved 2010-01-02.