Klepáč ( (), until 1946 ''Klepacz''; ) is a peak in the

Králický Sněžník Mountains The Králický Sněžník Mountains or Śnieżnik Mountains (, , ) is a massif and mountain range in the Eastern Sudetes on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. Geomorphology The Králický Sněžník Mountains is a mesoregion of the ...

range. It lies on the

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. It is a

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of the European watershed.

Etymology

The names Klepáč and Klepacz are based on the clapping sound made by loose stones scattered on the peak in high winds or upon stepping on them. In Czech, the mountain is also called Klepý. The current Polish name Trójmorski Wierch means "Three Seas Peak" and is derived from this

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feature. It was introduced in 1946.

Geography

Klepáč is high (1,144 m on the Czech side). It is located in the

on the

, in the territories of

Dolní Morava Dolní Morava () is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Administrative division Dolní Morava consists of three municipal parts (in brackets populat ...

and

Gmina Międzylesie __NOTOC__ Gmina Międzylesie is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Międzylesie, which lies approximately south of Kłodzko, and south ...

. The mountain is known as a

of the European watershed. Water from the peak may flow either to the

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via

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and

Oder The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through wes ...

, to the

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via Morava and

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and to the

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via

Orlice The Orlice (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic, with a brief stretch in Poland. It is a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Hradec Králové Region. It is formed by the confluence of the Divoká Orlice and Tichá Orlice rivers ...

and

Elbe The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...

Tourism

On the mountains there is a wooden observation tower. It is high and is accessible all year round. In the dry season, it is used by fire patrols to guard the surrounding forests.

References

External links

continental-divide.eu
– About continental divides {{DEFAULTSORT:Klepac Mountains of Poland Mountains and hills of the Czech Republic Ústí nad Orlicí District