Ptak (Włodzickie Hills)

Ptak
Ptak in the Włodzickie Hills
Highest point
Elevation420 m (1,380 ft)
Coordinates50°31′30″N 16°31′50″E / 50.52500°N 16.53056°E / 50.52500; 16.53056
Geography
Ptak
Poland
Ptak
Ptak (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
LocationLower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Parent rangeWłodzickie Hills

Ptak (German: Vogel Berg) is a hill in the Włodzickie Hills, part of the Central Sudetes in south-western Poland. The summit rises to about 420 metres (1,380 ft) above sea level.[1]

Geography

Ptak lies in Kłodzko County in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, near the town of Nowa Ruda. The hill forms part of the chain of elevations surrounding the Nowa Ruda basin in the Włodzickie Hills.[2]

The Włodzickie Hills are a group of rounded elevations in the Central Sudetes. According to publications of the Polish Geological Institute, the range extends roughly 20 km in the drainage basin of the Włodzica River and lies between neighbouring Sudetic ranges such as the Owl Mountains and the Table Mountains.[3]

Ptak lies near other hills of the Włodzickie Hills including Chmielnik, Wesoła and Czerwona Góra.[2]

Landscape

The slopes of Ptak are mostly covered by mixed forest typical of the Central Sudetes. Forest roads and local walking paths connect the hill with neighbouring elevations and with the surrounding settlements in the Nowa Ruda area.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ptak – obiekt fizjograficzny". Geoportal Krajowy (in Polish). Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Strategia Rozwoju Inteligentnej Nowej Rudy do roku 2030" (PDF). Gmina Miejska Nowa Ruda (in Polish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  3. ^ Cwojdziński, Stefan. The Sudetes: A Geotourist Guide. Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute.