Upper Svratka Highlands

Upper Svratka Highlands
Upper Svratka Highlands
	Look over Lake Vir
Highest point
Peak	Devět skal
Elevation	836 m (2,743 ft)
Dimensions
Length	62 km (39 mi)
Area	1,135 km2 (438 sq mi)
Geography
Location	Hornosvratecká vrchovina CZ I2C-4.png
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravia
Parent range	Bohemian Massif
Geology
Orogeny	Variscan
Age of rock	Paleozoic, Mesozoic
Type of rock	Granite. Quartz slate

The Upper Svratka Highlands (Czech: Hornosvratecká vrchovina, German: Hohe Schwarza Bergeland , Polish: Wyżyna Górnoswratecka) is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif.^[1]

Geography

The Upper Svratka Highlands rise to the north of the Tišnov, Moravia between Lomnice u Tišnova, and the Svratka in the north. The Highlands have an area of 1,135 square kilometres (438 sq mi) and an average height of 580 metres (1,900 ft). The highest peak is Devět skal at 836 metres (2,743 ft); other peaks are Křoviska 840 metres (2,760 ft), Žákova hora 810 metres (2,660 ft) Harusův kopec 741 metres (2,431 ft), Babylon 626 metres (2,054 ft), Pohledecká skála 800 metres (2,600 ft), and Přední skála 712 metres (2,336 ft), Kulíšek 692 metres (2,270 ft), Sýkoř 702 metres (2,303 ft), Horní les 774 metres (2,539 ft).

To the southeast is the Boskovická brázda in mid Moravia part of Brno Highlans as well and in the east Svitavy Hills. The Svratka river stream naturally established Bohemian-Moravian border, the other part of Elbe-Danube main European watershed The mountain range is are 63% forested, though mainly by plantations - spruces, maples, beeches, elmeses. The forests are in well condition.

The primary composition of the range is Cretaceous Granite, Migmatite, Orthogneiss, Amphibole, Granodiorite, Gabbro and Quartz slate. Often Gneis. Soil horizon - mainly Cambisol.^[2]