Równia pod Śnieżką | |
Other Name: | Czech: Rovina pod Sněžkou |
Location: | Poland Czech Republic |
Area Km2: | 9 |
Range: | Giant Mountains |
Settlement Type: | Settlements |
The Równia pod Śnieżką (pronounced as /pl/, Czech: Rovina pod Sněžkou, pronounced as /cs/;) is a subalpine plateau in the Giant Mountains in Poland and the Czech Republic.
The plateau is situated west from the peak of Sněžka, between the mountains of Smogornia and Sněžka at 1,390–1,446 m above sea level.[1] Its area is approximately 9 km2, mostly covered in bogs, marshes and clumps of mountain pine. From both the Polish and Czech sides, the plateau is limited by glacial cirques.
At the eastern side of the plateau there is an important junction for the main path Polish–Czech Friendship Trail.[2] Four mountain huts in the proximity are Dom Śląski, Samotnia, Strzecha Akademicka in Poland and Luční Bouda in the Czech Republic.