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Western Sudetes

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Western Sudetes
The Giant Mountains (Krkonoše), Sněžka
Highest point
PeakSněžka
Elevation1,602 m (5,256 ft)
Geography
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CountriesCzech Republic, Germany and Poland
StatesBohemia, Moravia (Czech Rep.), Saxony (Germany) and Lower Silesia (Poland)
Parent rangeSudetes range system

The Western Sudetes (Template:Lang-pl; Czech: Krkonošská oblast; German: Westsudeten) are the western part of the Sudetes range system on the borders of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. They stretch from the Bóbr river in the east to the Elbe and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the west.

The Western Sudetes comprise a number of mountain ranges, including:

The large basin of the Jelenia Góra valley is situated at the northern foot of the Karkonosze, between the Rudawy Janowickie and the Jizera Mountains.