Mały Ciemniak

Mały Ciemniak is a hill in the Izera Mountains, at the eastern end of the Kamienicki Ridge, between Górzyniec and Pakoszów. It lies in the Western Sudetes and reaches 578 metres above sea level.

Geology

The mountain is built of metamorphic rocks - gneisses and granite gneisses - belonging to the Karkonosze-Izera Block, the same one from which the nearby Karkonosze are also built.

Practical information

• Location: Izera Mountains, eastern end of the Kamienicki Ridge, between Górzyniec and Pakoszów, Karkonosze County, near Piechowice.
• Access: the sources do not give marked trails leading to the summit - the route is best planned from the direction of Piechowice or Górzyniec.
• What to expect: a forested hill with no viewpoints or tourist facilities described in the sources.