Lysá hora

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Etymology

The name means 'bald mountain'; the name came from the fact that Lysá hora had no trees. The place was first mentioned in a written document from 1261 as Lissa huera.[1]

Climate

Lysá hora's climate is classified as subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc; Trewartha: Eolo). Among them, the annual average temperature is Template:Convert, the hottest month in July is Template:Convert, and the coldest month is Template:Convert in January. The annual precipitation is Template:Convert, of which July is the wettest with Template:Convert, while February is the driest with only Template:Convert, it is one of the few areas in the Czech Republic where the average annual precipitation exceeds Template:Convert. The average annual snowfall reaches Template:Convert, of which the average monthly snowfall from December to March of the following year reaches Template:Convert. The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from Template:Convert on 9 February 1956 to Template:Convert on 8 August 2013. Template:Weather box

Tourism

Today, the mountain is also a small ski resort and a popular place for hiking in summer, attracting casual hikers, and fans of Nordic walking, running, cross-country skiing, and alpine skiing. It is one of the most visited places in the Beskids. In 2018, roughly 750,000 tourists reached the peak. [2] The area has also hosted various sports competitions.[3][4][5][6]

It is the site of the Ivančena stone mound erected as a memorial for the eight Scouts, members of the Silesian Scout Resistance,[7] executed in April 1945 in Cieszyn, modern-day Poland, for their part in anti-Nazi resistance.[8][9] Each year on Saint George's Day, Czech Scouts make a pilgrimage to the site.[7]

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