Kleť () is a mountain in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It rises above sea level.

Location

Kleť is the second highest mountain in the Bohemian Forest Foothills and the highest mountain of the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area. The peak and northern slopes are situated in the territory of Křemže, the southern slopes belong to Kájov.

Kleť

Buildings

Kleť Observatory is located on the southern side of the mountain. It is the highest observatory in the country.

Kleť

The oldest stone observation tower in the Czech Republic was built on Kleť in 1825. It was built by Count Josef Schwarzenberg and is in the neo-Gothic style. It is high. It used to be a trigonometric point for cartographic works.

Kleť

In 1925, a timbered mountain hut was built for tourists. It is a cultural monument. It contains sundial, the highest in the Czech Republic.

A chairlift from Krasetín with a length of and an elevation of was built on Kleť in 1961. Below the peak there is also a television transmitter, which dates from 1977 and is high.

References

Mountains and hills of the Czech Republic

One-thousanders of the Czech Republic

Český Krumlov District