Králický Sněžník

Infobox Mountain
Name = Králický Sněžník (Czech) / Śnieżnik (Polish)
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Caption = Southern view of the mountain
Elevation = 1,424 metres (4,668 ft)
Location = Czech Republic-Poland border
Range = Śnieżnik Mountains
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Králický Sněžník (Czech) or Śnieżnik IPA-pl| [|'|ś|ń|e1|ż|ń|i|k|] (Polish; also "Śnieżnik Kłodzki"), German "Glatzer Schneeberg", "Spieglitzer Schneeberg" or "Grulicher Schneeberg", is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. Snow cover staying for up to eight months a year gave the mountain its name.

The mountain is the highest peak of the Śnieżnik massif (called "Králický Sněžník" in Czech, "Masyw Śnieżnika" in Polish, "Glatzer Schneegebirge" in German), itself part of the Jeseníky Mountains. It lies between the town Králíky and the Kłodzko Gap that separates it from the Rychleby Mountains.

The massive was formed during the Tertiary. Sněžník is a water divide for three seas: Black Sea (river Morava), Baltic Sea (river Nysa Kłodzka) and North Sea (Liptovský stream).

Between 1899–1973 a stone view-tower stood on the Silesian side of the mountain top. A statue of a young elephant was put in place of a former chalet.

On the Czech side a state protected natural reservation ("Národní přírodní rezervace Králický Sněžník ") was established in 1990 ^{[http://www.env.cz/AIS/web-pub.nsf/$pid/MZPMHF8VGN02]} . On the Polish side is the protected area of Śnieżnik Landscape Park.

The mountain and neighbouring areas are equipped for ski recreation.

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External links

* [http://www.sneznik.cz/ Natural Reservation Králický Sněžník] (in Czech and German)
* [http://fotoprazak.net/2-vyber_lokalit_krajin/lokality_krajin/kralicko/vyber_galerie/Kralicko.htm Photo gallery]