Stołowe Mountains

"Table Mountains" redirects here. For other uses, see Table Mountain (disambiguation).

The Stołowe Mountains (Polish: [stɔˈwɔvɛ]; in English known as the Table Mountains, Polish: Góry Stołowe, Czech: Stolové hory, German: Heuscheuergebirge) are a mountain range in Poland and the Czech Republic, part of the Central Sudetes. The Polish part of the range is protected as the Stołowe Mountains National Park.^[1] The highest peak of the range is Szczeliniec Wielki at 922 meters (3,025 ft) a.s.l.^[2][3][4][5]

Stołowe Mountains
Table Mountains
View from Szczeliniec Wielki
Highest point
Peak	Szczeliniec Wielki
Elevation	922 m (3,025 ft)
Dimensions
Length	42 km (26 mi)
Geography
Stołowe Mountains
Countries	Poland, Czech Republic
Range coordinates	50.4667°N 16.3333°E / 50.4667; 16.3333
Parent range	Central Sudetes
Geology
Type of rock	sandstone

Geomorphology

The range is formed of sandstone and, as the only one in Poland, presents plated structure with sheer mountain ledges.^[6] Among the tourist attractions there are two massifs: Szczeliniec Wielki with a stone labyrinth on the top, and Skalniak with the Błędne Skały (Errant Rocks) stone labyrinth. There are several notable rock formations, among them Kwoka ("Hen"), Wielbłąd ("Camel"), Małpa ("Monkey"), Głowa Konia ("Horse Head"), and Fotel Pradziada ("Great Grandfather's Armchair").

Film locations

Errant Rocks (Polish: Błędne Skały)

• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian^[7]
• Spellbinder

Gallery

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  Szczeliniec Wielki seen from the Czech Republic
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  Kopa Śmierci
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  Errant Rocks (Polish: Błędne Skały)
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  "Fotel Pradziada" on Szczeliniec Wielki
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  Panorama of the landscape seen from Stołwe Mountains
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  Radkowskie Skały formations
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  Szczeliniec Wielki
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  "Monkey" on Szczeliniec Wielki
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  "Camel Rock" on Szczeliniec Wielki
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  "Horse Head"
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  "Hell" gorge

References

1. Identification of the most important transboundary protected areas ... - Page 15 Robert Brunner, Council of Europe. Committee for the Activities of the Council of Europe in the field of Biological and Landscape Diversity - 2002 "The park was established in 1993. being the 19'h national park in Poland. The unique geological features and unusual profile of the mountains are the main aim of protection. Besides the Stolowe Mountains National Park (SMNP)"
2. "Szczeliniec Wielki" (in Polish). kudowa.zdroj.pl. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
3. Poland - Page 147 Tomasz Torbus - 1999 "The Polish name means "table mountains" and accurately describes this unusual geological formation."
4. Lonely Planet Poland - Page 344 Neal Bedford - 2008 "The Góry Stołowe (goo-ri sto-wo-veh), or 'Table Mountains', are among the most spectacular ranges of all the Sudetes. Lying roughly 10km northeast of Kudowa-Zdrój, they are almost as flat-topped as their name suggests."
5. Rough Guide to Poland - Page 570 Mark Salter, Jonathan Bousfield - 2002 "Into the Gory stotowe Rising above 900m and almost as flat as their name suggests, the Gory Stolowe (Table Mountains) are not the most enticing range in the Klodzko region, but do have some extraordinary rock formations"
6. "Sudety and Przedgorze Sudeckie". Poland.pl. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
7. "Film Locations for the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), in New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia".

External links

• Stolowe Mountains National Park