Giant Mountains
Mountain range in Poland
The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše, or Karkonosze, are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system. The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia... Wikipedia
Highest point: Sněžka
Elevation: 5,259′
Passes: Przełęcz Karkonoska, Okraj, Novosvetsky Prusmyk, and more
Age of rock: Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic
Etymology: "Giant"+"Mountains" (see Names)
Orogeny: Caledonian orogeny; Variscan; Alpine orogeny
Range coordinates: 50°46′N 15°37′E / 50.767°N 15.617°E