Ještěd (1012 m a.s.l.)

About peak Ještěd

Česko

Liberec (Liberecký kraj)

Logged on Vrcholovka 690x in total. Peak information here was completed by krupjan, Luke, Martin Matějka a Nojby.

Ještěd is part of challenges: Cross on the Summit of Domestic Mountains and Hills, Crown of Czechia, Ještěd 2021, Koruna Sudet, Most Isolated, Nejhory Liberecka, The Highest Peaks of the Ještěd Mountains, The Most Prominent Mountains of the Czech Republic, Thousanders of the Czech Republic, Ultrapeaks, Via Czechia Severní stezka

A prominent mountain in northern Bohemia, the highest peak of the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, a landmark of Liberec, and the 11th most prominent Czech mountain. In good weather, about a third of Bohemia, plus a bit of Germany and Poland, can be seen from Ještěd.
At the summit stands the famous television transmitter designed by architect Karel Hubáček, awarded the prestigious Auguste Perret Prize, the title of the Most Significant Czech Building of the 20th Century, and inclusion among the Seven Wonders of the Czech Republic. At the lower part of the transmitter, there is a hotel and restaurant. A cable car leads to the summit, and there is a ski resort on the lower slopes.
German tourists already kept records of the number of ascents, and to this day, the Jizera-Ještěd Mountain Club issues a card for recording ascents. Thanks to these historical and current records, we know, among other remarkable performances: