Skrzyczne

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.[1]

Skrzyczne
The top of Skrzyczne, June 2005
Highest point
Elevation1,257 m (4,124 ft)
Coordinates49°41′00″N 19°03′00″E
Geography
Skrzyczne
Location in Poland
LocationSilesian Voivodeship, Poland
Parent rangeSilesian Beskids

Skrzyczne is one of the Polish Crown Peaks.

The outskirts of Szczyrk can be reached by a two-stage chairlift. On the mountain slopes a lot of bilberries grow and these are picked and sold on roadsides.

Panorama of Southern Poland

References

  1. Zakład Biologii Wód im. Karola Starmacha (1989). Acta Hydrobiologica. Karol Starmach of Freshwater Biology (31–32): 44. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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