Lysá Hora - North-East Moravia, Czech Republic
N 49° 32.741 E 018° 26.885
34U E 315403 N 5491248
Lysá hora (Lysá Mt.) is the highest mountain of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Moravskoslezské Beskydy) range in the Czech Republic and also of Cieszyn Silesia.
Waymark Code: WMRRXH
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/31/2016
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Lysá hora (Lysá Mt.) is the highest mountain of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Moravskoslezské Beskydy) range in the Czech Republic and also of Cieszyn Silesia.
Lysá hora is one of the rainiest places of the country with an annual precipitation of over 1 500 mm (60 in). The name Lysá hora can be translated as "Bald mountain". This name came from the fact that Lysá hora summit is deforested. The site was firstly mentioned in a written document from 1261 as Lissa huera.
Today, the mountain is also a small ski resort and a popular place for hiking in summer. Every day there are hundreds to thousands of causual hikers and funs of nordic-walking, running, cross-country skiing and ski mountaineering. On the summit You can find TV transmitter, several touristioc chalets, chapel and meteorological station. [wiki]