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Golden Mountains (Sudetes)

Coordinates: 50°15′N 17°00′E / 50.250°N 17.000°E / 50.250; 17.000
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Golden Mountains
Góry Złote
Golden Mountains, seen from 900 meters above sea level
Highest point
PeakSmrk (Smrek)
Elevation1,127 m (3,698 ft)
Coordinates50°13′43″N 17°2′3″E / 50.22861°N 17.03417°E / 50.22861; 17.03417
Geography
CountriesCzech Republic and Poland
RegionLower Silesian Voivodeship
Range coordinates50°15′N 17°00′E / 50.250°N 17.000°E / 50.250; 17.000

The Golden Mountains (Polish: Góry Złote; Czech: Rychlebské hory; German: Reichensteiner Gebirge) are a mountain range in the Sudetes on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. Various ores were mined here from the 13th to the 20th century, including gold (Polish: złoto), hence the name Golden Mountains. There is a gold mine open to the public in Złoty Stok. It is the wildest, least civilized and least visited mountain range in Poland.

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