Silesian Beskids

Silesian Beskids
Beskid Śląski, Slezské Beskydy
Map of the Silesian Beskids within Poland
Highest point
Peak	Skrzyczne
Elevation	1,257 m (4,124 ft)
Coordinates	49°41′0″N 19°3′0″E / 49.68333°N 19.05000°E / 49.68333; 19.05000
Geography
Countries	Poland and Czech Republic
Parent range	Outer Western Carpathians Western Beskids

Silesian Beskids (Polish: Beskid Śląski^ⓘ, Czech: Slezské Beskydy^ⓘ, German: Schlesische Beskiden) is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in the Outer Western Carpathians in southern Silesian Voivodeship, Poland and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.

Most of the range lies in Poland. It is separated from the Moravian-Silesian Beskids by the Jablunkov Pass.

The Polish part of the range includes the protected area called Silesian Beskids Landscape Park.

Silesian Beskids have 20 mountains with a highest point above 1000 m, including three above 1200 m and nine above 1100 m.

• Skrzyczne (1,257 m) - the highest mountain
• Barania Góra (1,220 m)
• Małe Skrzyczne (1,211 m)
• Wierch Wisełka (1,192 m)
• Równiański Wierch (1,160 m)
• Zielony Kopiec (1,152 m)
• Malinowska Skała (1,152 m)
• Magurka Wiślańska (1,140 m)
• Klimczok (1,117 m)
• Malinów (1,115 m)
• Magura (1,109 m)
• Magurka Radziechowska (1,108 m)
• Trzy Kopce (1,082 m)
• Stołów (1,035 m)
• Glinne (1,034 m)
• Przysłop (1,029 m)
• Szyndzielnia (1,028 m)
• Muronka (1,021 m)
• Jaworzyna (1,020 m)
• Kościelec (1,019 m)
• Czantoria Wielka (995 m) - the highest mountain of the Czech part of the range
• Kiczory (990 m)
• Stożek Wielki (978 m)

• Cieszyn Silesia
• Polish minority in the Czech Republic
• Gorals

• Cicha, Irena (2007). Beskidzkie gronie nad Olzą i Wisłą. Czeski Cieszyn: Vydavatelství Regio. ISBN 978-80-254-0261-0.

• (in Polish) Regional Tourist Service

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