Zawory Mountains
Zawory Mountains, called pohoří Závora in Czech, are a low, forested mountain range on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. They form the northern part of the Stołowe Mountains in the Central Sudetes, in southwest Poland. The height ranges from about 550 to 715 meters, and the highest point is peak Róg at 715 meters.
Geography: The Zawory Mountains are a broad, flat mesa with steep sides. On the Polish side the ridges are sharp and there are several offshoots toward flat land, while on the Czech side the slopes are gentler and the valleys deeper. The central Czech area includes the famous Adršpach-Teplice Rocks. The range runs along the border and has a curved shape that stretches from near Golińsk in Poland toward Police nad Metují in the Czech Republic.
Name: The Polish name Zawory comes from the word zawora, meaning a closing or lock, reflecting how the range visually closes the landscape.
Rocks and land use: The ridges are mainly sandstone. Much of the area is used for farming with villages scattered around, while forests cover the steeper, harder-to-reach parts.
Notable feature: The mountains lie along the continental divide between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
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