Czeskie Kamienie Explained

Czeskie Kamienie / Mužské kameny
Śląskie Kamienie / Dívčí kameny
Elevation M:1416
Map:Czech Republic#Poland
Label Position:left
Location:Czech Republic / Poland
Range:Giant Mountains
Coordinates:50.7767°N 15.5917°W
Easiest Route:public path marked red from Okraj
Label:Czeskie Kamienie

Czeskie Kamienie or Mužské kameny (or 'Man Rocks' in Polish and Czech respectively), 1416m (4,646feet) and Śląskie Kamienie or Dívčí kameny (or 'Maiden Rocks'), 1413m (4,636feet) is a twin peak and a rock formation in the Giant Mountains, on the Czech–Polish border.

Location and description

The twin peak is located in the western part of the Giant Mountains, on the Czech–Polish border between Śmielec and the Przełęcz Karkonoska. The twin peak is within the Krkonoše and Karkonosze national parks, on the Polish–Czech Friendship Trail.

Czeskie Kamienie is located west of Śląskie Kamienie. Czeskie Kamienie is up to 11 m high and form a 50 m long granite wall. West of it is a small blockfield.[1]

Monuments

A stone monument reminds the tragedy of the Czech journalist Richard Kalman, who died here during a snow storm on 14 January 1929.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geoturistický průvodce po polském Krkonošském národním parku. Karkonosze National Park. 36–37. cs. 2024-03-07.
  2. Web site: Czeskie i Śląskie Kamienie. 2010-01-02.