Śnieżnik Observation Tower

The viewing tower on Śnieżnik stands on the summit of the highest mountain of the Eastern Sudetes, at an altitude of 1,425 metres above sea level. It was put into use in September 2022, on the site of a former stone viewing tower from over a century earlier.

A 19th-century predecessor

The earlier tower on Śnieżnik was a stone structure, built between 1895 and 1899. It was blown up in 1973. The idea of building a new tower first appeared in the 1980s, but its realisation took several more decades.

The new structure

The present tower has a reinforced concrete foundation, and its structure is steel, clad in glass. Construction took 10 months and consumed 100 tonnes of steel. The official opening was carried out by the authorities of the Stronie Śląskie municipality, in whose territory the summit of Śnieżnik lies.

Practical information

• Location: the summit of Śnieżnik (1,425 m a.s.l.) in the Eastern Sudetes, Stronie Śląskie municipality, Kłodzko County.
• Getting there: on foot via tourist trails leading to the summit of Śnieżnik, from Stronie Śląskie or from the Międzygórze side.
• It is worth checking the current trail conditions and the weather on the summit beforehand, as visibility from the tower depends on the weather.