Moravian-Silesian Beskids
| Moravian-Silesian Beskids | |
|---|---|
_-_mountain_in_early_spring.jpg) Smrk mountain in early spring | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Lysá hora |
| Elevation | 1,323 m (4,341 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°32′45″N 18°26′51″E / 49.54583°N 18.44750°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Moravskoslezské Beskydy (Czech) |
| Geography | |
  Moravian-Silesian Beskids | |
| Countries | Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| Regions | Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic and Žilina, Slovakia |
| Parent range | Western Beskids |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine |
| Age of rock | Miocene |
| Type of rock | Godulian sandstone |
The Moravian-Silesian Beskids (
Outer Western Carpathians
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Background
The mountains were created during the
Vsetínské vrchy by the Rožnovská Bečva valley; in the north-east, the Jablunkov Pass separates them from the Silesian Beskids.[1]
The highest point is Lysá hora mountain at 1,323 m (4,341 ft), which is one of the rainiest places in the Czech Republic with around 1,500 mm (59 in) of precipitation a year. Many legends are bound to Radhošť Mountain, 1,129 m (3,704 ft), which is one of the most visited places in the mountains together with the nearby Pustevny resort.[2]
Ostravice River (in the east) and Čeladenka
(in the west) river valleys; in the south, it merges in the lower Zadní hory (i.e. Rear mountains) area.
The Moravian-Silesian Beskids create the largest part of the
wolf – have been confirmed in the area.[3]
There are many popular holiday resorts for both winter and summer activities, with centers in the towns under the mountains (
Těšínské Slezsko/Śląsk Cieszyński, reach into the Moravian-Silesian Beskids.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Ludvík, Marcel (1987). Beskydy, Turistický průvodce ČSSR. Prague: Olympia. 27-031-87.
- Rohlík, Jiří (2001). Moravskoslezské Beskydy, Soubor turistických map 1:50 000. Prague: TRASA, s.r.o. ISBN 80-85999-29-3.
- CHKO Beskydy Management (15 February 2003). "Chráněná krajinná oblast Beskydy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2003. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
External links
Media related to Moravskoslezské Beskydy at Wikimedia Commons
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