Small balaclava

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Small balaclava
Jojo-Maly Szyszak 2005.jpg
height 1439  m npm
location Sudeten
Mountains Giant Mountains
Coordinates 50 ° 45 '34 "  N , 15 ° 38' 55"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 45 '34 "  N , 15 ° 38' 55"  E
Small balaclava (Lower Silesia)
Small balaclava
rock granite
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The Small Balaclava (Polish: Szyszak Maly , Czech: Maly Sisak ) is a mountain on the main ridge of the Giant Mountains. It is on the Czech-Polish border, between the Spindlerpass (Polish Przełęcz Karkonoska ) and the Little Wheel (Polish Tępy Szczyt ) on the path of Polish-Czech friendship (Kammweg).

Nearby peaks

Garb Sucha Góra Small wheel
Čihadlo compass Smogornia
Železný vrch Kozí hřbety Luční hora

features

With a height of 1439 meters, the Small Balaclava is one of the highest peaks in the Giant Mountains and, curiously, 15 meters higher than the Great Balaclava (Polish Śmielec, Czech: Velký Šišák), with which the heap-shaped mountain as well as the High Wheel (Polish. Wielki Szyszak, Czech: Vysoké Kolo) is very similar. This similarity is most noticeable when viewed from the east and provides a good example of the characteristic mountain shape in the Giant Mountains, rounded off by Ice Age glaciers.

The avalanche slope on the southeast side slopes down to the Teufelsgrund (Czech: Čertův důl ). The Teufelsbach ( Čertova struha in Czech ), one of the tributaries of the Bílé Labe ( white water ), flows here.

natural reserve

The small balaclava is located in the area of ​​two national parks. In Poland in the Karkonoski Park Narodowy (KPN) and in the Czech Republic in the Krkonošský národní park (KRNAP). Access to the summit is not permitted as it is located in protection zone I of the national park and there is no marked hiking trail leading to it.

Flora and fauna

Various lichens and grasses, mountain pines and blueberry bushes grow between the huge scree fields that cover the summit. Gentians , swallowweed and alpine lettuce also defy the harsh climate .

Due to the limited food supply offered by the subalpine flora, in addition to herbivorous bugs, spiders and beetles, there are mainly bird species for which these insects serve as food. These include redstart , wheatear , pipit , black redstart , lark and at the end of the food chain of the merlin Merlin . It is true that roe deer sometimes climb up to these heights, but attempts are made to prevent this for reasons of nature conservation.

Pictures from the area

  • The mountain huts Schronisko Odrodzenie and Špindlerova bouda (right in the picture) on the Spindler pass under the small balaclava.

  • The summit covered by rubble.

  • View of the small balaclava
    from near Podgórzyn ( Giersdorf ). Next to it the little wheel (left in the picture).

  • Fall steps to flood protection at Teufelsbach in Teufelsgrund.