Eastern Sudetes

The Eastern Sudetes (Polish: Sudety Wschodnie, Czech: Východní Sudety or Jesenická oblast) are the eastern part of the Sudetes mountains on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland.^[1] They stretch from the Kłodzko Valley and the Eastern Neisse River in the west down to the Moravian Gate in the east,^[2][3] leading to the Outer Western Carpathians.^[4]

Eastern Sudetes
Panorama of Śnieżnik Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Praděd
Elevation	1,491 m (4,892 ft)
Coordinates	50°4′59″N 17°13′51″E
Geography
Divisions of the Sudetes range system, Eastern Sudetes marked in green
Countries	Czech Republic and Poland
Regions	Olomouc, Moravian-Silesian (Czech Rep.) and Lower Silesian, Opole, Silesian (Poland)
Parent range	Sudetes range system

Subdivision

The Eastern Sudetes consist of geomorphological units:

• Golden Mountains
• Králický Sněžník Mountains
• Opawskie Mountains / Zlatohorská Highlands
• Hrubý Jeseník
• Hanušovice Highlands
• Mohelnice Depression
• Zábřeh Highlands
• Nízký Jeseník

Notable towns

Notable towns in this area include:

• Prudnik (Poland)
• Głuchołazy (Poland)
• Jeseník (Czech Republic)
• Bruntál (Czech Republic)
• Krnov (Czech Republic)
• Šumperk (Czech Republic)
• Zábřeh (Czech Republic)