Śnieżnik Landscape Park (Śnieżnicki Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in south-western Poland, established in 1981, and covering an area of . It is located in the Snieznik Mountains and the Golden Mountains, two shorter mountain ranges in the Eastern Sudetes, along the border with the Czech Republic. It is part of the Krkonoše/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, mixed mountain and highland system, bearing UNESCO designation. (See: UNESCO brochure in PDF).
The Landscape Park takes its name from the highest peak in the range, , which forms a triangle with (similarly sounding) Śnieżka, as well as Ślęża peaks, further apart, connected by a red hiking trail only for qualified tourists.
Location The Śnieżnik Landscape Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship: in Kłodzko County (Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Gmina Kłodzko, Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, Gmina Międzylesie, Gmina Stronie Śląskie) and Ząbkowice County (Gmina Złoty Stok).
Within the Landscape Park are five nature reserves.
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