Bielec (Karkonosze)

Bielec is a peak in the Karkonosze (Giant Mountains), within the Lasocki Ridge, at an elevation of 931 metres above sea level. The former German name of the peak was Weißberg.

Location and surroundings

The peak lies in the northern part of the Lasocki Ridge, in a side ridge running eastward from Łysocina. To the west it joins Borowa Góra, and to the east it borders Kluka.

Geology and rock outcrops

Bielec is built of metamorphic rocks of the eastern cover of the Karkonosze granite: gneisses, mica schists and amphibolites. On the summit and on the ridge descending eastward there are gneiss and amphibolite rock outcrops known as the Białe Rocks. The whole massif is forested.

Practical information

• The peak lies near Jarkowice, in Kamienna Góra County.
• A yellow trail runs through it from Jarkowice towards Łysocina.
• A kilometre further rises Borowa Góra.
• Nearby also lies Dzwonkówka.