Western Sudetes

Western Sudetes
Western Sudetes
	The Giant Mountains (Krkonoše), Sněžka
Highest point
Peak	Sněžka
Elevation	1,602 m (5,256 ft)
Coordinates	50°44′10″N 15°44′24″E / 50.73611°N 15.74000°ECoordinates: 50°44′10″N 15°44′24″E / 50.73611°N 15.74000°E
Geography
	Divisions of the Sudetes range system, Western Sudetes marked in red
Countries	Czech Republic, Germany and Poland
States	Bohemia, Moravia (Czech Rep.), Saxony (Germany) and Lower Silesia (Poland)
Parent range	Sudetes range system

The Western Sudetes (Polish: Sudety Zachodnie; Czech: Krkonošská oblast; German: Westsudeten) are the western part of the Sudetes range system on the borders of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. They stretch from the Bóbr river in the east to the Elbe and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the west.^[1]

The Western Sudetes comprise a number of mountain ranges, including:

Giant Mountains (Krkonoše)
Landeshut Ridge (Rudawy Janowickie)
Katzbach or Kaczawskie Mountains
Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge
Jizera Mountains
Lusatian Mountains, including the Zittau Hills
Lusatian Highlands

The large basin of the Jelenia Gora valley is situated at the northern foot of the Giant Mountains, between the Landeshut Ridge and the Jizera Mountains.

References[]

^ Aleksandrowski, P.; Mazur, S. (2002). "Collage tectonics in the northeasternmost part of the Variscan Belt: the Sudetes, Bohemian Massif". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 201 (1): 237–277. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.201.01.12.

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[1] Aleksandrowski, P.; Mazur, S. (2002). "Collage tectonics in the northeasternmost part of the Variscan Belt: the Sudetes, Bohemian Massif". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 201 (1): 237–277. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.201.01.12.

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