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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

Name Info

Local or Alternate Name(s):
Polish: Śnieżka

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)

50.735928, 15.73982 (Dec Deg)
50° 44' 9'' N, 15° 44' 23'' E (DMS)
552207 E, 5620721 N, Zone 33 (UTM)

Map Source

Czechia (1:25,000) - Main Source
Poland - Geoportal (1:10,000)

Country

Czech Republic (Highest Point)
Poland

State/Province

Hradec Králové (Highest Point)
Dolnośląskie (Highest Point)

Links

Search Engines - search the web for "Sněžka":
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Other Web Sites
     Snezka at SummitPost
     Snezka at Mountain-Forecast.com
     Sněžka at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
     Snĕžka / Śnieżka at Hikr.org

Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:

Europe's High Points (McKeating, Crolla)

Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 402
Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 380)

Selected Trip Reports - Click on linked Date for full report:

Date	Climber	TR Words	Link
2023-12-16	van den Broek, Remco	TR-318	strava.com
2023-10-08	Russell, Reed	TR-146
2022-07-06	Garg, Dhruv	TR-164
2022-06-02	Wieczorkiewicz, Damian	TR-79
2022-03-10	Mrowiec, Kacper	TR-14	connect.garmin.com
2021-12-02	Nuernberger, Josef	TR-109	rblr.co
2021-10-25	Stone, Peter	TR-376
2021-09-13	Hughes, Bill	TR-51
2020-07-16	Mrowiec, Kacper	TR-22	worldmountainproject.com
2020-05-20	Wieczorkiewicz, Damian	TR-41
2019-06-08	Fejtek, Paul		fejteksevensummits.blogspot.com
2019-05-28	Zappe, Lukáš	TR-35
2018-09-28	Down, Nick	TR-86
2018-08-08	Glennon, Stephen	TR-89
2018-03-19	Wieczorkiewicz, Damian	TR-94
2017-02-23	Mclellan, Richard	TR-130
2017-02-23	Mclellan, Denise	TR-520
2016-04-17	Humphries, Lee	TR-12	100countryhighpoints.com
2016-01-07	Zulinski, Nikolaus	TR-9	hikr.org
2015-07-11	Tan, Howe Siang
2014-08-12	Gilbertson, Eric	TR-10	countryhighpoints.com
2014-08-12	Gilbertson, Eric	TR-10	countryhighpoints.com
2014-07-19	Rankine, Andrew	TR-19
2012-10-06	McAllister, Mark	TR-40
2012-08-09	Richardson, Martin	TR-220	oakesave.blogspot.co.uk
2012-06-21	Boscardin, Levi	TR-15
2011-06-20	Friedrich, Brian	TR-74
2007-08-03	Trengove, Mark	TR-93
2005-07-14	Schaefer, Norbert	TR-21	flaggen.de
1993-07-27	Slayden, Greg	TR-428

Peak Lists that contain Sněžka

     Europe High Points - Inclusive Grab Bag (Rank #36)
     Europe UN Member High Points (Rank #30)
     Core Europe Country High Points (Rank #27)
     Europe High Points with Iberian Substitution (Rank #27)
     Europe Country High Points (Rank #31)
     Europe Country Most Prominent Peaks (Rank #29)
     Most Isolated Peak of Europe Countries (Rank #22)
     Europe Range3 High Points (Rank #33)
     Europe Peaks with 200 km of Isolation (Rank #38)
     UN Member State High Points (Rank #133)
     World Country High Points (Rank #146)
     Eastern Europe Peaks with 600 m of Prominence (Rank #2)
     Poland Province High Points (Rank #2)
     Crown of Polish Mountains (Rank #4)
     Czech Republic Region High Points (Rank #1)

Nearby Peak Searches:
     Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Sněžka
     Elevation Ladder from Sněžka
     Prominence Ladder from Sněžka

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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Web Map Links

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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

Dynamic Map

Sněžka (

Key Col)

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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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Snezka (2017-08-18). Photo by Claude Marais.
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Only Sněžka (en: snowy) remains covered in snow when spring arrives, creating a beautiful contrast to the reawakened forests — as seen here from one of the iconic Czech mountain huts. (2023-04-15). Photo by Justus Cöster.
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