Skrzyczne

Skrzyczne
The top of Skrzyczne, June 2005
Highest point
Elevation1,257 m (4,124 ft)[1][2]
Prominence585 m (1,919 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Poland
Coordinates49°41′04″N 19°01′48″E / 49.68451°N 19.03012°E / 49.68451; 19.03012[1]
Geography
Skrzyczne is located in Poland
Skrzyczne
Skrzyczne
Location in Poland
Skrzyczne is located in Silesian Voivodeship
Skrzyczne
Skrzyczne
Skrzyczne (Silesian Voivodeship)
LocationSilesian Voivodeship, Poland
Parent rangeSilesian Beskids

Skrzyczne is a mountain in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, close to the town of Szczyrk. It is the highest mountain of the Silesian Beskids[3] and the fifth most topographically prominent peak in Poland.[4][a]

Skrzyczne is one of the peaks which make up the Crown of Polish Mountains, or a list of the highest points in each of Poland's 28 mountain ranges.[5] The peak can be reached by hiking paths, and there is also a gondola lift which starts in Szczyrk and comes up to around 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level.[6] The slopes of the mountain are also known for the many blueberries which grow on them and which are frequently collected by hikers and other visitors.[7]

A mountain hut, PTTK Skrzyczne, is located very close to the peak of the mountain. The first hut, built in 1933, was destroyed in a fire.[8] A second hut was built in the late 1930s, and stands to this day.[9] There is likewise a tall (87 metres (285 ft)) radio and television tower atop Skrzyczne,[10] which makes it easy to recognise the peak from afar.

In addition to multiple hiking trails, the Skrzyczne area also hosts a ski resort with several pistes,[11] as well as mountain biking trails.[12] Several trail races also cross the peak, most notably Zamieć, a 24-hour race which takes place in the winter.[13]

Legend has it that Skrzyczne takes its name from the croaking of frogs (in Polish: skrzyczenie), which supposedly inhabited the (now nonexistent) ponds near the peak.[14]

View of Southern Poland from the top of Skrzyczne mountain
Panorama taken near the peak of Skrzyczne
  1. ^ a b "Topographic map of Skrzyczne". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. ^ a b "KORONA NAJWYBITNIEJSZYCH SZCZYTÓW GÓR POLSKICH (KNSGP)" (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ "Zakład Biologii Wód im. Karola Starmacha". Acta Hydrobiologica (31–32). Karol Starmach of Freshwater Biology: 44. 1989.
  4. ^ "Korona Najwybitniejszych Szczytów Gór Polskich (KNSGP)". www.msw-pttk.org.pl. Archived from the original on 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. ^ "Wykaz szczytów". Korona Gór Polski (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. ^ "Cableway in Summer". www.szczyrkowski.pl. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  7. ^ Redakcja (2019-07-17). "Jagody w Beskidach dojrzały! Gdzie szukać borówek i na co uważać?". Dziennik Zachodni (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  8. ^ Moskała, Edward (1983). Schroniska górskie PTTK w województwie bielskim : Beskid Śląski - Beskid Żywiecki - Rejon Babiej Góry - Beskid Mały. Warszawa: Wydaw. PTTK "Kraj". ISBN 83-00-00548-X. OCLC 749277638.
  9. ^ "O nas | Schronisko Skrzyczne" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. ^ "RadioPolska • Obiekt nadawczy | RTON Wisła *Góra Skrzyczne*". radiopolska.pl. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. ^ "Skrzyczne - Ośrodek Narciarski COS". COS Szczyrk. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  12. ^ "Szczyrk Trasy rowerowe w Szczyrku". www.szczyrk.com (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  13. ^ "Info - Zamieć - ZAMIEĆ 24h". zamiec.pl. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  14. ^ Andrzej Komoniecki, Chronografia albo Dziejopis Żywiecki. Żywiec: Towarzystwo Miłośników Ziemi Żywieckiej, 1987, p8.


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