Wysoka

Wysoka is a summit 749 metres above sea level, lying on the Polish-Czech border in the Central Sudetes, in the Kamienne Mountains, in the eastern part of the Suche Mountains range.

A mountain on the border

The state border between Poland and the Czech Republic runs across the top of Wysoka. The summit lies south-west of Krajanów; on the Czech side it is called Vysoká, and in historical German sources it appeared as Erber Koppe or Schulzen Berg. The Czech, south-western part of the hill lies within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area.

Geology and vegetation

The hill is built of Permian extrusive rocks - melaphyres, also called trachybasalts - cut through by a vein of quartz porphyry. The upper parts are covered by lower-montane spruce forest. On the Polish side, meadows reach high up almost to the summit itself, while on the Czech side forests of a more original character have survived - Sudetic beech woods and acidic montane beech woods.

Practical information

• Nearest village: Krajanów, Kłodzko County
• The approach from the Polish side runs through meadows reaching high up towards the summit
• Nearby lie other summits of the Suche Mountains, including Głowy and Kozubiec
• A few kilometres further is Góra Świętej Anny with its observation tower
• Free entry, the area is open