Silesian_Beskids

Silesian Beskids

Silesian Beskids

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Silesian Beskids (Polish: Beskid Śląski, Czech: Slezské Beskydy, 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.

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Panorama of the Silesian Beskids (Wisła)
View of Skrzyczne from the watchtower on Barania Góra
Shepherds in Silesian 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

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)
Panorama of the Silesian Beskids

See also

References

  • Cicha, Irena (2007). Beskidzkie gronie nad Olzą i Wisłą. Czeski Cieszyn: Vydavatelství Regio. ISBN 978-80-254-0261-0.



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