The Stołowe Mountains (; in English known as the Table Mountains, , , ) are a
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
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
and the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
, part of the
Central Sudetes. The Polish part of the range is protected as the
Stołowe Mountains National Park. The highest peak of the range is
Szczeliniec Wielki at a.s.l.
Geomorphology
The range is formed of
sandstone
Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ...
and, as the only one in Poland, presents plated structure with sheer mountain ledges.
Among the tourist attractions there are two
massif
A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...
s: Szczeliniec Wielki with a stone labyrinth on the top, and Skalniak with the
Błędne Skały (Errant Rocks) stone labyrinth. There are several notable rock formations, among them Kwoka ("Hen"), Wielbłąd ("Camel"), Małpa ("Monkey"), Głowa Konia ("Horse Head"), and Fotel Pradziada ("Great Grandfather's Armchair").
Film locations
Errant Rocks (Polish: Błędne Skały)
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''
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Spellbinder''
Gallery
File:Szczeliniec wielki.JPG, Szczeliniec Wielki seen from the Czech Republic
File:Łężno-widok na Kopę Śmierci.jpg, Kopa Śmierci
File:Sudety-1-38.jpg, Errant Rocks ()
File:Szczeliniec.JPG, "Fotel Pradziada" on Szczeliniec Wielki
File:Sudety-1-55.jpg, Panorama of the landscape seen from Stołwe Mountains
File:Radkovské skály.jpg, Radkowskie Skały formations
File:Szczeliniec wielki taras wisnia6522.jpg, Szczeliniec Wielki
File:Malpolud wisnia6522.JPG, "Monkey" on Szczeliniec Wielki
File:Camel Stolowe.JPG, "Camel Rock" on Szczeliniec Wielki
File:Na Szczelińcu Wielkim 4.jpg, "Horse Head"
File:SzczeliniecWielki.jpg, "Hell" gorge
References
External links
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Stolowe Mountains National Park
Sudetes
Mountain ranges of Poland
Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic
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