Okole (mountain)
| Okole | |
|---|---|
Okole | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 725.3 m (2,380 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 50°58′51″N 15°49′06″E / 50.98083°N 15.81833°E[2] |
| Geography | |
Okole Poland Okole Okole (Lower Silesian Voivodeship) | |
| Location | Gmina Jeżów Sudecki |
| Country | Poland |
| Parent range | Kaczawskie Mountains |
Mount Okole (German: Hogolie) is a mountain in the Kaczawskie Mountains (Góry Kaczawskie), in southwestern Poland. At a height of 725.3 metres (2,380 ft), it is the highest peak of the Kaczawskie Mountains.[1] Historical German forms of the name include Hogolie and Hohe Kullge.[3][4]
Geography
Okole lies in the northern ridge of the Kaczawskie Mountains, near the villages of Chrośnica and Lubiechowa.[2][5] In recent surveying-based literature, it replaced Skopiec as the highest summit of the range. The summit itself lies slightly off the marked blue trail, about 30 metres from the hiking route.[1]
The mountain is built chiefly of early Palaeozoic metamorphosed volcanic rocks known as greenstones. According to the regional geopark, these rocks preserve pillow lava structures formed by submarine basaltic volcanism around 450–500 million years ago.[5] The regional geological explanation for the Wojcieszów sheet describes the Kaczawskie Mountains as composed mainly of Lower Palaeozoic epimetamorphic rocks, with major culminations including Okole and neighbouring peaks.[6]
Tourism
Rock outcrops occur on the summit ridge and between Okole and nearby Leśniak; the best-known groups include Sołtysie Skały and Mszaki. A summit viewing platform, replacing an earlier pre-1945 viewpoint arrangement, was rebuilt in 2018. Marked walking routes lead to the top from the forest parking area near Przełęcz pod Świerkami, and mountain-bike single tracks in the Okole massif were opened in 2019.[5][7]
References
- ^ a b c Maciuk, Karolina; Jenerowicz, Agnieszka; Bernat, Kamil; Orych, Agnieszka; Marmol, Urszula (2021). "Determining Peak Altitude on Maps, Books and Cartographic Materials: Multidisciplinary Implications". Remote Sensing. 13 (6) 1111. doi:10.3390/rs13061111.
- ^ a b "Okole". Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych (in Polish). Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Rundsicht von der Hogolie". Digital Library of the University of Wrocław (in German). 1859. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Okole (718 m n.p.m.)". FotoPolska (in Polish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Okole". Geopark Kraina Wygasłych Wulkanów (in Polish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Szczegółowa Mapa Geologiczna Sudetów 1:25 000, arkusz Wojcieszów (796) – objaśnienia" (PDF). Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (in Polish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Single Tracks "Okole" and "Okole Zjazd"". Land of Extinct Volcanoes Geopark. Retrieved 2 March 2026.