Ptačí kupy

General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberecký kraj
District (town): Liberec
Village: Hejnice
Cadastre: Hejnice
Map sheets: 03-14 Liberec, 03-142 Hejnice
Accessibility: passable footpath
ID: 2854


Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline. Lusatian Massif and Krkonoše-Jizera Massifs. Strongly porphyritic granodiorite. Due to its deep selective weathering this rock is mechanically wweathered into mound-like forms which are unique in this area.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Magmatites of Lugicum
Stratigraphy: Devonian - Permian
Subject: geomorphology, botany, petrology
Geological phenomenon: rock, rock pillar, frost cliff, characteristic rock
Genesis: frost weathering, magmatic
Rock: granite


Territorial protection

Level of protection: Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): Jizerské hory
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 346 (Ptačí kupy)
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts


References
  • Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 331 s

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Markéta Lorencová, 23.11.2007
Updated by: Mrázová Štěpánka, 26.06.2009, Mrázová Štěpánka, 21.10.2009


Citation

The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2854 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2854.


Location in map:

Assessment

Scientifical assesment: medium
Educational assesment: middle
Significance: supraregional
Representativeness: middle
Geological importance: geoturistic value
Excursion locality: yes
Locality conditions: no problems

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