Golden Mountains (Sudetes)

Golden Mountains
Polish: Góry Złote; Czech: Rychlebské hory
Golden Mountains seen from 900 metres above sea level
Highest point
PeakSmrk
Elevation1,127 m (3,698 ft)
Geography
CountriesCzech Republic and Poland
Region/
Voivodeship
Range coordinates50°15′N 17°00′E / 50.250°N 17.000°E / 50.250; 17.000
Parent rangeEastern Sudetes

The Golden Mountains (Czech: Rychlebské hory, Polish: Góry Złote, German: Reichensteiner Gebirge) are a mountain range in the Sudetes province on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. Various ores were mined here from the 13th to the 20th century, including gold hence the name Golden Mountains. There is a gold mine open to the public in Złoty Stok. It is the wildest, least civilized and least visited mountain range in Poland.

See also