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Garniec

Sokołowsko
About Garniec

A mountain 763 metres above sea level in the Suche Mountains (Kamienne Mountains, Central Sudetes) near Sokołowsko, built of Permian porphyries.

Garniec is a mountain 763 metres above sea level, lying in the Central Sudetes, in the Kamienne Mountains, more precisely in the Suche Mountains range, south-east of Sokołowsko.

Geological composition

Garniec is built of Permian porphyries, also called latites, belonging to the northern flank of the Intra-Sudetic Basin.

Vegetation

The hill is covered by lower montane spruce forest with a small admixture of beech.

Name and protection

The German name of the mountain was Schüsselberg. Garniec lies within the boundaries of the Wałbrzych Sudetes Landscape Park.

Nearby

Less than two kilometres away rises Waligóra.

In the same range, a few kilometres further, stands Rogowiec Castle.

Practical information

  • Location: south-east of Sokołowsko, Wałbrzych County, in the Wałbrzych Sudetes Landscape Park
  • Access: approach from Sokołowsko
  • What to expect: sources give no marked trail to the summit or a viewpoint - it is worth checking an up-to-date tourist map
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