Smrk (Jizera Mts., Czech Republic)
N 50° 53.352 E 015° 16.377
33U E 519198 N 5637539
Mt. Smrk (1124 m) is the highest peak of the Czech part of the Jizera Mts. (Jizerské Hory) in North Bohemia.
Waymark Code: WM7AX3
Location: Liberecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/28/2009
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Mt. Smrk (1124 m above sea level) is the highest peak of the Czech part of the Jizera Mts. (Jizerské Hory). It was named after a magnificent Norway spruce that grew near the top: in 1790 it was uprooted by a storm. Mt. Smrk has always been a meeting point of three lands: Bohemia, Upper Lusatia (Horní Lužice) and Lower Silesia (Dolní Slezsko).
Close to the geographic Smrk's summit (wooden post, which is depicted on our photos) you may come across a monument built in 1909, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the visit of T. Körner, the famous German poet. Originally, there was also a 25m tall wooden look-out tower. It was damaged during WWII. In 2003, a new look-out tower was built of steel. It offers great vista over Jizera Mts. Giant Mts. etc.
The summit of Smrk Mt. is accessible only for pedestrians or for MTB-bikers. To the summit leads several well marked hiking paths from towns Libverda and Nové Mesto pod Smrkem or from chalet Smedava at road 290.