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Bohemian Ranges

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Sněžka (1603 m/5259 ft)
Countries	Czech Republic (108%), Germany (37%), Poland (36%), Austria (19%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Dolnośląskie (11%), Saxony (9%), Bavaria (9%), Central Bohemia (8%), South Bohemia (7%), Niederösterreich (7%), Plzeň (6%), Vysočina (5%), South Moravia (5%), Ústi nad Labem (4%), Olomouc (4%), Hradec Králové (4%), Lubuskie (3%), Pardubice (3%), Opolskie (3%), Moravia-Silesia (2%), Karlovy Vary (2%), Liberec (2%), Oberösterreich (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	134,702 sq km / 52,008 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	448 km / 278 mi North-South 480 km / 298 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	50° 8' N; 14° 59' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Bohemian Ranges
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Bohemian Ranges.

Eastern Europe Ranges	Level 2 (Parent)
Southeast Baltic Plains	Level 3 (Sibling)
Bohemian Ranges	Level 3
Erzgebirge	Level 4 (Child)
Sudety	Level 4 (Child)
Bohmerwald	Level 4 (Child)
Czech-Moravian Hills	Level 4 (Child)
North Danube Hills	Level 4 (Child)
Carpathian Mountains	Level 3 (Sibling)
Southern Carpathians	Level 3 (Sibling)
Ukrainian Plains	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Russia	Level 3 (Sibling)
North Russia	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Bohemian Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Sněžka	1603	5259	Sudety
2.	Luční hora	1556	5105	Sudety
3.	Studniční hora	1554	5098	Sudety
4.	Vysoké Kolo	1509	4951	Sudety
5.	Praděd	1491	4892	Sudety
6.	Stříbrný hřeben	1490	4888	Sudety
7.	Violík	1471	4826	Sudety
8.	Vysoka Hole	1465	4806	Sudety
9.	Großer Arber	1456	4777	Bohmerwald
10.	Großer Rachel	1452	4764	Bohmerwald
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Sněžka	1603	5259	Sudety
2.	Großer Arber	1456	4777	Bohmerwald
3.	Klínovec	1244	4081	Erzgebirge
4.	Sternstein	1122	3681	North Danube Hills
5.	Javořice	837	2746	Czech-Moravian Hills

Photos of Peaks in the Bohemian Ranges

Sněžka The summit of Sněžka with chapel and two visitor centers, taken from the Czech-Polish border (2012-06-23). Photo by Andrew Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.	Vysoké Kolo Vysoké Kolo in the background with the cirque Śnieżne Kotły and a radio mast to its right (2012-06-24). Photo by Andrew Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.
Praděd Praded, from the south (2010-07-26). Photo by Mark Trengove. Click here for larger-size photo.	Králický Sněžník Śnieżnik as seen from the summit of Średniak (2019-05-27). Photo by Damian Wieczorkiewicz. Click here for larger-size photo.
Plechý The summit of Plechý, highpoint of Jihočeský kraj, one of 14 regions of the Czech Republic. This peak lies a few kilometers from the tri-border point of Czech Republic, Austria, and Germany, in Šumava National Park (2014-07-15). Photo by Andrew Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.	Fichtelberg with traditional Erzgebirge xmas decoration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwibbogen) (2019-12-20). Photo by Mr. L. Click here for larger-size photo.
Średniak Śnieżnik as seen from the summit of Średniak (2019-05-27). Photo by Damian Wieczorkiewicz. Click here for larger-size photo.	Milešovka The conical plug of Mileskova as seen from the south (2014-04-07). Photo by Lee Newton. Click here for larger-size photo.
Říp A view of Rip heading towards the peak on the red trail after getting off the train from Praha Masarykova station at Micechvosty (a siding). I hiked over the peak into Roudnice nad Labem. About 20K hike (2015-03-26). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.	Petřín About half way to the top, and already an amazing view of Prague (2007-03-29). Photo by Max Rees. Click here for larger-size photo.

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