Luční hora

Luční hora
Luční hora
Highest point
Elevation1,555 m (5,102 ft)
Prominence170 m (560 ft)
Isolation4.2 km (2.6 mi)
to Sněžka
Coordinates50°43′40″N 15°40′57″E / 50.72778°N 15.68250°E / 50.72778; 15.68250
Geography
LocationŠpindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic
Parent rangeGiant Mountains

Luční hora (literally '"Meadow Mountain"; Polish: Łączna Góra, German: Hochwiesenberg), is a mountain in the Giant Mountains mountains in the Czech Republic. It is located in the territory of Špindlerův Mlýn. It is the second highest mountain in the Czech Republic. The mountain’s peak is flat and relatively broad. Avalanches are not unusual on the north and west faces. The mountain is located in Zone I of Krkonoše National Park.

Geologically, the mountain is formed of schist, shaped into clusters, intersected by quartzite. In the Czech Republic it is a unique example of cruised and polygonal soils. There can also be found cryoplanatial terraces and stone seas.