Czeskie Kamienie
Czeskie Kamienie or Mužské kameny ("Bohemian/Czech Rocks" or "Man Rocks" in Polish and Czech respectively), 1,416 metres (4,646 ft) and Śląskie Kamienie or Dívčí kameny ("Silesian Rocks" or "Maiden Rocks"), 1,413 metres (4,636 ft) is a twin peak and a rock formation situated in the western part of Krkonoše on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park on the Polish–Czech Friendship Trail. The rocks are up to 8 m high.[1]
| Mužské kameny – Czeskie Kamienie | |
|---|---|
| Dívčí kameny – Śląskie Kamienie | |
 Mužské kameny – Czeskie Kamienie | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,416 m (4,646 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°46′36″N 15°35′30″E |
| Geography | |
  Mužské kameny – Czeskie Kamienie Location in Czech Republic, on the border with Poland | |
| Location | Czech Republic / Poland |
| Parent range | Giant Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | public path marked red from Okraj |
Location
The twin peak is located in the main ridge, between Śmielec and the Przełęcz Karkonoska. The border straddles the peak. A stone monument reminds the tragedy of the Czech journalist Richard Kalman, who died here during a snow storm on 14 January 1929.[2]
References
- "Wycieczki po regionie - Czeskie i Śląskie Kamienie". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- "Czeskie i Śląskie Kamienie". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
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