Silesian Beskids

Silesian Beskids
Beskid Śląski, Slezské Beskydy
Map of the Silesian Beskids within Poland
Highest point
PeakSkrzyczne
Elevation1,257 m (4,124 ft)
Coordinates49°41′0″N 19°3′0″E / 49.68333°N 19.05000°E / 49.68333; 19.05000
Geography
CountriesPoland and Czech Republic
Parent rangeOuter Western Carpathians
Western Beskids

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.

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)

See also

References

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