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Sněžka, Czech Republic/Poland

Prominence: 1193 m, 3914 ft

Elevation: 1603 meters, 5259 feet

True Isolation: 290.31 km, 180.39 mi

Local or Alternate Name(s)	Polish: Śnieżka
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	50° 44' 9'' N, 15° 44' 23'' E 50.735928, 15.73982 (Dec Deg) 552207 E 5620721 N, Zone 33 (UTM)
Country	Czech Republic (Highest Point) Poland
State/Province	Hradec Králové (Highest Point) Dolnośląskie (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 373 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 350) Selected Trip Reports: 1993-07-27 by Greg Slayden 2005-07-14 by Norbert Schaefer 2007-08-03 by Mark Trengove 2008-07-29 by Brian Lund 2009-06-09 by Andrew Rankine 2009-10 by Tom Milliard 2011-06-20 by Brian Friedrich 2012-06-23 by Andrew Rankine 2012-08-09 by Martin Richardson (GPS Track) 2012-10-06 by Mark McAllister 2013-06-28 by Andrew Rankine 2013-09-01 by Dave Dunham 2014-07-19 by Andrew Rankine (GPS Track) 2014-08-12 by Eric Gilbertson 2014-08-12 by Eric Gilbertson 2015-07-11 by Howe Siang Tan (GPS Track) 2016-04-17 by Lee Humphries 2017-02-23 by Denise Mclellan 2017-02-23 by Richard Mclellan (GPS Track) 2018-03-19 by Damian Wieczorkiewicz 2018-08-05 by Jiri Vranek 2018-08-08 by Stephen Glennon (GPS Track) 2018-09-28 by Nick Down 2019-05-28 by Lukáš Zappe 2019-06-08 by Paul Fejtek 2020-05-20 by Damian Wieczorkiewicz 2021-09-13 by Bill Hughes 2021-10-25 by Peter Stone 2021-12-02 by Josef Nuernberger 2022-06-02 by Damian Wieczorkiewicz 2022-07-06 by Dhruv Garg (GPS Track)
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This popular and well-know peak is the high point of Czechia and is also the most prominent peak in Poland. Summit of Snežka has been newly measured, the elevation is 1603.3 m (and not 1602 m, which is the elevation of the historical benchmark, which is about 30 meters SE from the summit).

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The summit of Sněžka with chapel and two visitor centers, taken from the Czech-Polish border (2012-06-23). Photo by Andrew Rankine.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 1193 m/3914 ft
  Optimistic Prominence: 1193 m/3914 ft
  Line Parent: Hoher Ifen
  Key Col: Graben    410 m/1345 ft

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 290.31 km/180.39 mi
   Isolation Limit Point: 49.1825, 18.9917
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Malý Kriváň  (SE)

Ranges

Continent: Europe
Range2: Eastern Europe Ranges
Range3: Bohemian Ranges (Highest Point)
Range4: Sudety (Highest Point)

Drainage Basins

Elbe
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean

Oder
Baltic Sea
Kattegat
Skagerrak
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Národní Park Krkonošé

Route #1

Maintained Hiking Trail
Trailhead: 770 m/2526 ft
Vertical Gain: 833 m/2733 ft
Distance (one way): 6.64 km/4.12 mi

Data Source

1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map

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Sněžka (

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Other Photos

Very beautiful trekking towards the summit. (2014-06-21). Photo by Louise Ekroth.
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Snezka, 1603m (2016-04-17). Photo by Lee Humphries.
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Sněžka 1603 m (2000-12-07). Photo by Jan Matiášek.
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On the summit (2007-08-03). Photo by Tobias Trengove.
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Meteorological observatory on the summit of Śnieżka (2020-05-20). Photo by Damian Wieczorkiewicz.
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Śnieżka rising above the Łomniczka Cirque (2022-06-02). Photo by Damian Wieczorkiewicz.
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No summit photo but a "stamp" (2005-07-14). Photo by Norbert Schaefer.
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