Rudawy Janowickie

Rudawy Janowickie
Rudawy Janowickie
	Skalnik - Ostra Mała
Highest point
Peak	Skalnik (southwestern summit - Ostra Mała)
Elevation	945 m (3,100 ft)
Coordinates	50°48′26.5″N 15°53′38.7″E / 50.807361°N 15.894083°E
Geography
Country	Poland
State	Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Parent range	Sudetes

The Rudawy Janowickie is a mountain range in the Sudetes in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. The highest point is Ostra Mała (Sharp Little) - the southwestern summit of Skalnik. The most difficult is Enis, whose easiest route is rated VI UIAA.

The Rudawy Janowickie lie in the Bóbr River basin, which flows around them from the east and north.

History

During World War II, Nazi Germany established and operated two subcamps of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the Rudawy Janowickie.^[1]

Poland's first Hindu temple, the New Shantipur Temple in Czarnów, was founded in the Rudawy Janowickie in 1980.

Tourism

The Rudawy Janowickie Mountains are a popular tourist destination. They offer easy hiking on marked trails.

The Rudawy Janowickie, next to the Sokole Mountains, are a Lower Silesian mecca for climbers. There are several hundred of climbing routes on dozens of granite rocks. There are both sport and traditional routes.

Public transport on the Wrocław - Jelenia Góra route (via Janowice Wielkie) is provided by the Lower Silesian Railways (KD) and Polregio.