Velká Deštná () is a mountain in the

Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...

of the

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. With an elevation of , it is the highest mountain of the

Orlické Mountains The Orlické Mountains (, , ) or Eagle Mountains are a mountain range located mainly in northeastern Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is a mesoregion of the Central Sudetes. They follow the border with Kłodzko Land in Poland Poland, of ...

and of the whole

Central Sudetes The Central Sudetes ( or ''Střední Sudety'', , ) are the central part of the Sudetes mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. They stretch from the Nysa Kłodzka River and the Kłodzko Valley in the east to the upper Bó ...

range. There is an observation tower on top of the mountain, which is one of the most visited observation towers in the country.

Geography

Velká Deštná is located in the municipal territory of Deštné v Orlických horách, about east of the city of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

. It is situated in the

of the

and is the highest mountain of the Central Sudetes. According to the latest measurement, its altitude is . North of the summit is the side peak Malá Deštná at and south of the summit is the side peak Maruša (also called Marušin kámen) at . The entire Orlické Mountains area, including Velká Deštná, belongs to the Orlické hory Protected Landscape Area. Between the peaks of Velká Deštná and Malá Deštná is the ''Jelení lázeň''

Nature Reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

. The area is protected for its ridge bog with characteristic endangered flora, fauna and typical bog phenomena.

Observation tower

The Velká Deštná observation tower was opened in 2019. It replaced an old wooden observation tower that was demolished in 2010. The new observation tower has a steel structure covered with wood and is high. In 2021 and 2022, Velká Deštná was among the three most visited observation towers in the country with about 100,000 visitors per year and the most visited outside Prague.

References

External links

Velká Deštná
at OrlickéHory.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Velka Destna Mountains and hills of the Czech Republic Mountain peaks of the Sudetes Rychnov nad Kněžnou District