Gardzień (hill)
| Gardzień | |
|---|---|
| German: Hupprich; Polish: Gardzień; Czech: Gardzień | |
Gardzień | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 50°32′34″N 16°25′53″E / 50.54278°N 16.43139°E[2] |
| Geography | |
Gardzień Poland Gardzień Gardzień (Lower Silesian Voivodeship) | |
| Location | Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Parent range | Ścinawka Depression |
Gardzień is a mountain in the Ścinawka Depression, in the Central Sudetes of south-western Poland. At a height of 556 metres (1,824 ft), it is the highest summit of the Wzgórza Ścinawskie.[1] The mountain lies near Tłumaczów, in Gmina Radków, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.[2]
Geography
Gardzień rises above the Ścinawka valley at Tłumaczów.[1] The mountain belongs to the Central Sudetes and is built of Permian trachybasalts (melaphyres).[2]
In modern times the mountain has been progressively altered by quarrying. A geotourism study noted the opening of a new melaphyre quarry on Gardzień and recorded that access to the excavation area required permission from the quarry management.[3] The mountain is described by the Lower Silesian PTTK trails website as being gradually consumed by the melaphyre quarry.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gardzień". Szlaki Dolnego Śląska (in Polish). Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Tłumaczów-Gardzień quarry, Gmina Radków, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland". Mindat.org. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Bartuś, Tomasz; Mastej, Wojciech; Łodziński, Marek (2010). "Atrakcje geoturystyczne Geostrady Środkowosudeckiej" (PDF). Geoturystyka (in Polish) (4(19)): 43–60. Retrieved 1 March 2026.