Śnieżka (Czech: Sněžka) – the highest peak in the Karkonosze Mountains and the Sudetes. It is also the highest peak in the Czech Republic. Its official absolute height is 1603.30 meters above sea level relative to the mean level of the Baltic Sea. The height of 1,602 meters commonly reported in publications prior to 2014 refers not to the top of the mountain, but to one of the geodetic warp points located within the summit dome.

Located on the Polish-Czech border, it towers over the Jeleniogórska Valley (denivelation of about 1,200 meters), projecting 200 meters above Równia pod Śnieżką. On the Polish side, it is located within the administrative borders of Karpacz and within the Karkonosze National Park. On the Czech side, on the territory of Krkonošského národního parku (KRNAP). Visibility from the top under favorable conditions exceeds 200 km.

It belongs to the Crown of Europe, Crown of Polish Mountains, Crown of Lower Silesian Mountains, Crown of Sudetes, Crown of Polish Sudetes, Crown of Czech Sudetes.

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