Central Europe
Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wielki Szyszak

Wielki Szyszak is a mountain on the border between the and . It is situated in the central part of the main mountain range of the Karkonosze, right above the village of Jagniątków.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,509 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Hohe Rad”, “Kalouš”, “Kolešec”, “Kolésko”, “Šišák”, “Szyszak Wielki”, “Veliké Kolo”, “Velkolo”, “Veľký Kolo”, “Vysočina Kolo”, and “Wielki Szyszak / Vysoké kolo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Śmielec and Vysoká pláň.

Peak
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is a mountain peak situated in the western part of Karkonosze on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park. The park is covered in granite rubble.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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or Violík is a mountain peak located in the western on the Czech-Polish border. The source of the River, one of Europe's major rivers, is situated on the southern slopes of the mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Śnieżne Kotły and Śnieżne Stawki.

Locality
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are two glacial cirques situated in in the in the Karkonosze National Park. They are a unique example of the alpine landscape in the area and have been a since 1933.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Wielki Szyszak

Latitude
50.77692° or 50° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
15.56779° or 15° 34′ 4″ east
Elevation
1,509 metres (4,951 feet)
Open location code
9F2QQHG9+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4026496252
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3062216
Wiki­data ID
Q1562236
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Satellite Map

Discover Wielki Szyszak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Wielki Szyszak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wielki Szyszak”
  • Czech: “Vysoké kolo”
  • Czech: “Vysoké Kolo”
  • Czech: “Wielki Szyszak”
  • Dutch: “Vysoké kolo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويلكى سزيسزاك”
  • German: “Hohes Rad”
  • Ladin: “Wielki Szyszak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wielki Szyszak”
  • Polish: “Wielki Szyszak”
  • Slovak: “Vysoké kolo”
  • Slovak: “Vysoké Kolo”
  • Slovenian: “Wielki Szyszak”
  • Spanish: “Wielki Szyszak”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Martinova jáma and Wielki Śnieżny Kocioł.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Przełęcz pod Śmielcem and Południowy Śnieżny Stawek.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wielki Szyszak”. Photo: Jojo 1, CC BY-SA 3.0.