Łysogóry is the largest
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
in the
Świętokrzyskie Mountains
The Świętokrzyskie Mountains (, ), often anglicized to Holy Cross Mountains, are a mountain range in central Poland, near the city of Kielce.
The mountain range comprises several lesser ranges, the highest of which is Łysogóry (literally ...
of central Poland. It is 25 km long, and runs from the
Lubrzanka river in the northwest, to the area of
Nowa Słupia
Nowa Słupia is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowa Słupia. It lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce.
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in the southeast. It contains the highest peak of the Świetokrzyskie Mountains (
Łysica
Łysica is the highest mountain in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains of Poland. Its height is . It is located in the Świętokrzyski National Park and there is an abbey below it, on a site that might have been a pagan temple in the times before C ...
) and its most famous mountain (
Łysa Góra
Łysa Góra , translated as Bald Mountain, is a well-known hill in Świętokrzyskie Mountains, Poland. With a height of 595 metres (1,952 ft), it is the second highest point in that range (after Łysica at 612 meters or 2,008 ft). On i ...
).
[ Góry Świętokrzyskie. Łysogóry.](_blank)
National Geographic, Polska.
Łysogóry can be divided into two parts:
* eastern half, densely covered by the Jodlowa Wilderness (Puszcza Jodlowa), which contains both highest peaks of the range, and it lies within boundaries of
Swietokrzyski National Park,
* western half, less forested and with smaller peaks.
Łysogóry is mostly made of
quartzite
Quartzite is a hard, non- foliated metamorphic rock that was originally pure quartz sandstone.Essentials of Geology, 3rd Edition, Stephen Marshak, p 182 Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tecton ...
, with numerous
stone runs. The range is crossed by several tourist trail - red trail of Edmund Massalski, and two blue trails.
The peaks
*
Łysica
Łysica is the highest mountain in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains of Poland. Its height is . It is located in the Świętokrzyski National Park and there is an abbey below it, on a site that might have been a pagan temple in the times before C ...
– 612 m.
*
Łysa Góra
Łysa Góra , translated as Bald Mountain, is a well-known hill in Świętokrzyskie Mountains, Poland. With a height of 595 metres (1,952 ft), it is the second highest point in that range (after Łysica at 612 meters or 2,008 ft). On i ...
– 595 m.
* Ksieza Skala – 550 m.
* Hucka – 547 m.
* Biala Skala – 547 m
* Widna Skala – 544 m
* Sztymber – 530 m
* Chelmiec – 456 m
* Radostowa – 451 m
* Krainski Grzbiet – 428 m
* Wymyslona – 415 m.
References
Mountain ranges of Poland
Landforms of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
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