Pec pod Sněžkou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Pec pod Sněžkou is located about 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Trutnov and 54 km (34 mi) north of Hradec Králové.

Studniční hora in the northern part of the municipal territory there is a snow field called Map of the Republic.

Terrain modeling and wind currents make this the last place in the country where snow melts.

[4] The village Pec pod Sněžkou was founded in the 16th century, when it was one of three parts of Velká Úpa.

The area was colonized by lumberjacks from Styria, Carinthia and Tyrol, who built huts, founded meadows in forest clearings, and bred cattle and goats.

It is now included in SkiResort Černá hora – Pec, which forms the largest Czech ski resort.