Liščí hora (Giant Mountains)
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Fuchsberg
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 The southeast side of the Liščí hora. |
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| height | 1363 m | |
| location | Sudeten | |
| Mountains | Giant Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 41 ′ 34 ″ N , 15 ° 41 ′ 20 ″ E | |
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| rock | granite | |
The Liščí hora ( Fuchsberg , Polish Lisia Góra ) is a mountain in the Czech part of the Giant Mountains.
location
The Liščí hora is located in the central Giant Mountains, about 3.5 km west of Pec pod Sněžkou ( Petzer ) and about 6 km southwest of the Schneekoppe , the highest point in the mountains. The north-western slope slopes gently to the approximately 1320 meter high Liščí hřeben ( Fox Ridge ), which connects it with the Zadní Planina ( mountain plateau ) about 2.5 km away .
On the southeast side, a saddle above Lučiny ( Bohnwiesbauden ) separates the Fuchsberg from the adjacent Černá hora ( Schwarzenberg ). The Sokol Pass runs over this ridge between Černá hora and Liščí hora, which forms the watershed between the Elbe and Úpa ( Aupa ), at an altitude of 1084 meters. An old administrative border that goes back to the establishment of Vrchlabí ( Hohenelbe ) runs along this natural line .
The northeast slope, which is also most at risk from avalanches, falls steeply into the valley between the neighboring Lesní hora ( Baumberg ). On the south and south-west side, the activity of mountain streams and ice age glaciers created deep gorges.
Hydrography
The fox meadow ( Liščí louka ) is located not far below the summit on the south-eastern slope at an altitude of approx. 1180 to 1250 m .
Here arises the source of the stream Čistá ( Silver Creek ), a left tributary of the Elbe.
The Bílý potok ( bílý = white , potok = brook ) collects the water on the southern slope, from where it flows further into the Kotelský potok ( Kesselbach ), which drains the southwest slope. From the confluence with the Klinový potok ( Keilbach ) at Dolní Dvůr ( Niederhof ) the Malé Labe ( Little Elbe ) emerges , also a left tributary of the Elbe (Czech: Labe ).
The Liščí creek on the north-east slope feeds the Zelený potok ( green creek ), which also takes in the water from the northern slope and later flows into the Úpa. The Úpa in turn flows after 77 km into the Elbe and therefore all of the named waters belong to this higher-level river system .
Flora, fauna and nature conservation
Many rare plants grow on the slopes of the Liščí hora, which is why it is part of the Czech National Park Krkonošský národní park (KRNAP), which was founded in 1963 to protect endangered animal and plant species and has been on the list of UNESCO biosphere reserves since 1992 .
The summit is overgrown with mountain pines . In addition, only different lichens can hold themselves at the height; Nevertheless, this is the basis for a community of herbivorous bedbugs, spiders and wood-dwelling beetles and at the end of the food chain of many bird species, including the black redstart .
Spruce forests grow in lower elevations, providing a habitat for some woodpecker species , the crossbill and the rough owl . In particular on the south-west slope and to a lesser extent on the east slope there are large clearings with wide meadows. Different species of butterflies live here such as B. Riesengebirgsspanner or Berg-Mohrenfalter and of course many birds: Meadow pipit , ring owl and the endangered capercaillie , to name just a few.
In addition to roe deer and red deer , small predators such as weasels and pine marten also live here . As is easy to see, however, it is the birds that make the greatest profit from the special living conditions and make this landscape a real paradise for the feathered.
tourism
The Lyžařská bouda ( ski hut ), which was built here after the Liščí bouda ( fox hut or fox mine ) burned down in 1948, is located on the fox meadow at an altitude of 1200 meters . One of the first ski slopes above Pec was set up on the slope under what was then the Fuchsbaude. Today it is the center of an important winter sports area with ski slopes of all levels of difficulty.
Below the Fuchswiese there are other meadow areas with scattered settlements , as they are characteristic of the Giant Mountains and from which the settlement of the higher elevations began. Examples are the Tetřeví boudy ( Auerwiesbauden ), the Hrnčířské boudy ( pottery buildings ) and the Lučiny meadow enclave . Numerous hotels and restaurants with winter and summer operation can be found in these areas.
To the north-east of the summit, at the mountain station of the Hnědý Vrch ( Braunberg ) chairlift, at 1207 m, is the highest observation tower in the Giant Mountains. The viewing platform is 27 meters high, is free of charge and offers one of the most beautiful views of Schneekoppe, Studniční hora ( Brunnberg ) and the Pec pod Sněžkou valley.
Hiking trails
▬ A red marked hiking trail leads across the middle of the Fuchswiese, which is used as a ski trail in winter. The path is part of the Krkonošská magistrála.
- This "cross-country skiing artery in the Giant Mountains" connects, mostly below the peaks along the main ridge, Harrachov in the west with Žacléř in the east. The path begins on the Schwarzenberg and continues past the summit of the Fuchsberg in the direction of the Fuchsrücke, where the Chata Výrovka (former pine hut or geiergucke) is located, a mountain hut that also has a restaurant.
- But first you reach one of the most famous crossroads in the Giant Mountains. The Chalupa na Rozcesti ( hut at the crossroads ) is located here at an altitude of 1345 meters . After a refreshment, you can choose from various other hiking trails or continue following the red and white signposts.
▬ The yellow path down the valley following to get on the southwestern slope of Cerny Dul ( Black valley ).
▬ If you take the blue hiking trail and leave the Klínové Boudy ( wedge-shaped buildings ) on the left, you get to Spindleruv Mlyn via serpentines.
▬ The green hiking trail leads past the areas of Dvorské boudy ( Hofbauden ) and Friesovy boudy ( Friesbauden ) to Strážné .
- The route is part of the so-called Schlesierweg, an old smuggler and trade path that has been connecting Vrchlabí in the west and Karpacz ( Krummhübel ) in the east of the mountains in as straight a line as possible since the middle of the 12th century .
The red symbol on the left is a so-called “ silent sign ”, in Czech Němé značky , with which the poles of the winter marking on the Liščí hora are marked.
Pictures of the area
Web links
- Stations of the Schlesierweg on openstreetmap.org
- A tour proposal for lovers of mountain biking
- Pec pod Snezhkou and surroundings, VESELÝ VÝLET, issue 39
Individual evidence
- ↑ VESELÝ VÝLET, edition 41, page 13
- ↑ VESELÝ VÝLET, issue 41, page 2
- ↑ Information page of the town of Pec pod Sněžkou ( memento of the original from January 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
