Skrzyczne

Skrzyczne is a mountain in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, close to the town of Szczyrk.

It is the highest mountain of the Silesian Beskids[3] and the fifth most topographically prominent peak in Poland.

[5] The peak can be reached by hiking paths, and there is also a gondola lift which starts in Szczyrk and comes up to around 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level.

[9] There is likewise a tall (87 metres (285 ft)) radio and television tower atop Skrzyczne,[10] which makes it easy to recognise the peak from afar.

[13] Legend has it that Skrzyczne takes its name from the croaking of frogs (in Polish: skrzyczenie), which supposedly inhabited the (now nonexistent) ponds near the peak.