The second, after Śnieżka, the most known peak of the Polish Karkonosze Mountains.
Szrenica is located entirely on the Polish side, in the western part of the Karkonosze Mountains. The Szrenica Massif, like the entire western part of the Karkonosze Mountains, is made of Karkonosze granite, which, as a result of weathering, formed groups of rocks on the top and slopes and rock debris, covering especially the eastern side of the slope. The granite blocks of the gravel area are covered with yellow-greenish lichens that resemble frost from a distance, hence the name "Szrenica". The origin of the name is also sometimes derived from szreni or rime that covers rocks and trees in winter. The Polish name Szrenica has been in force since 1949.
Although Szrenica is not a very high peak, it has a specific alpine climate. It is characterized by very high rainfall, especially in the autumn and winter months and much lower temperatures than, for example, in the Tatra Mountains.
Below the top, at an altitude of 1,331 m above sea level, there is the Mountain Observatory of the Department of Meteorology and Climatology of the University of Wrocław, which is also a climatic meteorological station that was launched in the 1950s.
How to get to Szrenica?
From 1962 a two-section chairlift to Szrenica runs from Szklarska Poręba, and from December 2010, the Karkonosze Express chairlift with 6-seater chairs runs to the nearby Świąteczny Kamień. You can also enter the red trail from the Kamieńczyk Waterfall or follow a gentle, paved road from Szklarska Poreba.