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Silesian Beskids

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Peak
  
Skrzyczne

Area
  
54 km²

Country
  
Poland

Elevation
  
1,257 m (4,124 ft)

Highest point
  
Skrzyczne

Passes
  
Jablunkov Pass

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Countries
  
Poland and Czech Republic

Parent range
  
Outer Western Carpathians Western Beskids

Mountains
  
Skrzyczne, Barania Góra, Czantoria Wielka, Stożek Wielki, Gírová

Similar
  
Beskids, Żywiec Beskids, Skrzyczne, Barania Góra, Czantoria Wielka

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Silesian Beskids (Polish: Beskid Śląski , Czech: Slezské Beskydy , German: Schlesische Beskiden) is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in Outer Western Carpathians in southern Silesian Voivodeship, Poland and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.

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Map of Silesian Beskids, Poland

Most of the range lies in Poland. It is separated from the Moravian-Silesian Beskids by the Jablunkov Pass.

The Polish part of the range includes the protected area called Silesian Beskids Landscape Park.

The highest mountains

Silesian Beskids have 20 mountains with a highest point above 1000 m, including three above 1200 m and nine above 1100 m.

  • Skrzyczne (1,257 m) - the highest mountain
  • Barania Góra (1,220 m) - the highest mountain of the Polish part of Upper Silesia
  • Małe Skrzyczne (1,211 m)
  • Wierch Wisełka (1,192 m)
  • Równiański Wierch (1,160 m)
  • Zielony Kopiec (1,152 m)
  • Malinowska Skała (1,152 m)
  • Magurka Wiślańska (1,140 m)
  • Klimczok (1,117 m)
  • Malinów (1,115 m)
  • Magura (1,109 m)
  • Magurka Radziechowska (1,108 m)
  • Trzy Kopce (1,082 m)
  • Stołów (1,035 m)
  • Glinne (1,034 m)
  • Przysłop (1,029 m)
  • Szyndzielnia (1,028 m)
  • Muronka (1,021 m)
  • Jaworzyna (1,020 m)
  • Kościelec (1,019 m)
  • Czantoria Wielka (995 m) - the highest mountain of the Czech part of the range
  • Kiczory (990 m)
  • Stożek Wielki (978 m)

    • References

    Silesian Beskids Wikipedia
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