Hrubý Jeseník (, , ) is a mountain range of

Eastern Sudetes The Eastern Sudetes ( pl, Sudety Wschodnie, cs, Východní Sudety or ''Jesenická oblast'') are the eastern part of the Sudetes mountains on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. They stretch from the Kłodzko Valley and the Eastern Neiss ...

in northern

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The me ...

and Czech Silesia. It is the second highest mountain range in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. Its best known natural sights include: *

Praděd Praděd (; german: Altvater; pl, Pradziad; literally " great grandfather") () is the highest mountain of the Hrubý Jeseník mountains, Moravia, Czech Silesia and Upper Silesia and is the fifth-highest mountain of the Czech Republic. The highes ...

, its highest mountain *A powerful

pumped storage plant Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing. The method stores energy in the form of gravitational potential ...

, Dlouhé stráně *Natural reserve Rejvíz, with moss lakes *The town of Jeseník – Priessnitz spa (from a strictly geomorphic point of view Jeseník lies in a valley that is an extension of

Opawskie Mountains The Opawskie Mountains ( pl, Góry Opawskie, german: Oppagebirge) or Zlatohorská Highlands / Zlaté Hory Highlands ( cs, Zlatohorská vrchovina, German: ''Zuckmanteler Bergland'') are a mountain range of the Eastern Sudetes in the Czech Republic ...

("Zlatohorská vrchovina"), but being partially surrounded by Hrubý Jeseník, the town is commonly associated with it) *Devil Stones (" Čertovy kameny"), Peter's Stones (" Petrovy kameny")

Climate

Gallery

File:Altvater - OT.JPG, TV and lookout tower on summit of

File:Dlouhe strane horni nadrz.jpg, Upper reservoir of Dlouhé stráně File:Rejviz velke mechove jezirko.jpg, Great Moss Lake at Rejvíz File:Certovy Kameny.jpg, Devil Stones File:PetrovyKameny.jpg, Peter's Stones

References

Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic Sudetes Geography of the Moravian-Silesian Region {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub