Jestřebí hory

Location

Jestřebí hory are located in Northern-Central Czech Republic, in Hradec Králové Region, in the area of Žacléřská vrchovina, south west of Broumov. The mountain range spreads from Krucze Mountains in the North-West to the valley of the river Metuje in the South-East.

In geographical terms Jestřebí hory are located partly in the Bohemian Massif, a sub-province of the Sudetes Mountains, in the region of the Broumovská vrchovina.

Specification

Jestřebí hory is a small mountain range made up of several high peaks which do not surpass 750 metres, located in the riven basin of the river Metuje and Úpa, and their inflows. The mountain range has a length of 20 km and stretches from the North-East to South-West, from the North of the area of Trutnov in the North-West to the outskirts of the settlement of Hronov in the South-East. From the North-West the mountain range borders the Karkonosze Mountains, from the North they border Krucze Mountains, from the North-Eastern side they border the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, from the East they border the Stołowe Mountains, from which they are separated by the Metuje and Jívka rivers, and from the South-East they are by the Podorlická pahorkatina.

The region characterises itself by frequent height differences, by steep slopes and valleys of streams with irregular falls. The slopes have sudden ridges and have their terrain steep. The middle part of the mountain range is the highest part with its highest peak Žaltman at 739 metres. The mountain range in the South-Eastern part slowly reduces in height into the valley of Metuje, making them smaller and thinner. The South-Eastern part of the mountain range extends with its high peak Vrše with a height of exactly 518 metres.

Waters

The mountain range belongs to the conglomeration of the North Sea. The drainage is by Metuje, Jívka and Markušovický stream.