Wrocław, Lower Silesia
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Fox Rock

Wałbrzych
About Fox Rock

A peak in the northern part of the Wałbrzyskie Mountains, 613 m above sea level, with traces of former silver ore mining.

Fox Rock is a peak in the northern part of the Wałbrzyskie Mountains, 613 metres above sea level. Together with the neighbouring elevations of Ptasia Kopa and Czarnota it forms a levelled mountain ridge.

Vegetation and terrain

The summit is covered by spruce forest with an admixture of deciduous trees. On its slopes traces can be found of former silver ore mining, carried out since the 14th century, as well as erratic boulders left behind by the range of a former glacier.

Nearby

The same ridge is formed by the neighbouring Ptasia Kopa.

Further along the ridge lies Czarnota.

Near Wałbrzych there is also the Książ castle.

Not far from here is also the Stara Kopalnia Science and Art Centre.

Practical information

  • Location: northern part of the Wałbrzyskie Mountains, near Wałbrzych
  • Height: 613 m above sea level
  • What to expect: a forested summit with traces of former silver ore mining on its slopes
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