Giant Mountains, Krkonoše National Park

Name: Giant Mountains
Address: Krkonoše National Park, Czech Republic

#7 among attractions in Krkonoše National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše or Karkonosze are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system. The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge. The highest peak, Sněžka, is the Czech Republic's highest point with an elevation of 1,603 metres. ()

Local name: Krkonoše Area: 243.63 mi²Maximum elevation: 5259 ftCoordinates: 50°45'0"N, 15°34'60"E

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Giant Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wielki Szyszak, Smogornia, Mały Szyszak, Luční hora.

2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wielki Szyszak
51 min walk • Wielki Szyszak, known as Krkonoše in Czech or Karkonosze in Polish, is a majestic mountain peak that straddles the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. As part of the Krkonoše mountain range, also known as the Giant Mountains, Wielki Szyszak rises to an...
4.1 miE
Prominent mountain for climbing and hiking
Smogornia
104 min walk • Smogornia is a peak in the Giant Mountains on the Czech-Polish border. It is situated in the eastern part of the main range. The peak is not accessible; the main Sudetes trail and Polish–Czech Friendship Trail traverses the mountain c. 300 m north from the peak.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mały Szyszak, Krkonoše National Park
75 min walk • Mały Szyszak is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. It is situated in the central part of the main mountain range of the Giant Mountains, right above the villages Przesieka and Špindlerův Mlýn.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Luční hora, Krkonoše National Park
117 min walk • Luční hora, is the cumulonimbus mountain located in the Krkonoše mountains about 5.5 km northwest of the town Pec pod Sněžkou and 4 km east of the town Špindlerův Mlýn to which cadastral belongs. It is the second highest mountain in the Czech Republic and the highest peak of the Bohemian ridge.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sokolnik / Sokolník
82 min walk • Sokolnik - a peak in the Giant Mountains in the western part of the Silesian ridge. It is located in the northwestern part of the Silesian ridge between Szrenica in the west and the Łabski peak in the east.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Mountain
Vysoká pláň, Krkonoše National Park
60 min walk • Vysoká pláň is a mountain in the Giant Mountains, situated on the Czech-Polish border on the West Silesian Ridge between Vysoký kolo and Violík, about 7 km NW of Špindlerův Mlýn. On the Polish side of the peak stands the Sněžná jámy transmitter...
5.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Studniční hora, Krkonoše National Park
145 min walk • Studniční Hora or Studničná Hora - a hill in the Western Sudetes in the Czech part of the Karkonosze band.
5.5 miW
Locality
Rokytnice nad Jizerou
142 min walk • Rokytnice nad Jizerou is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.
5 miSE
50°42'13"N • 15°40'17"E
Dvorska bouda, Krkonoše National Park
128 min walk • Hiking, Hotel, Alpine hut
4.9 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Výrovka, Krkonoše National Park
124 min walk • Výrovka is a mountain hut in the Giant Mountains in the saddle between Luční hora and Zadní Planina, 2.5 km southwest of Luční bouda at an altitude of 1363 m. It is an important crossroads of hiking trails from Špindlerův Mlýn to Pec pod Sněžkou...
5.1 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Meadow Chalet, Krkonoše National Park
130 min walk • Luční Bouda - a former mountain hostel, currently a hotel in the Czech Republic, in West Sudetes, in the Giant Mountains. Currently, it advertises as a luxurious hotel and the highest brewery in Central Europe.