Kotel, Mountain summit in Giant Mountains, Czech Republic

Kotel, German Kesselkoppe, is a 1435 m summit in the western Giant Mountains, the highest point of the Liberec Region and the tenth-highest mountain in Czechia. Its southeastern flank is steep and rocky, while to the north it falls gently toward the Pantschewiese; two hollows, the Malá and Velká Kotelní jáma, cut into the southeast side.

The peak was called Krkonoš and later Kokrháč in Czech; the German name Kesselkoppe refers to the bowl-shaped hollows on its southeast side. It lies entirely in the Czech Liberec Region, whose highest point it is at 1435 m, and no trail leads to the summit, which sits in the quiet zone of Krkonoše National Park.

The summit lies entirely in the Czech Liberec Region and is the highest point of that region, so no border path crosses it. Its Czech name Kotel ("cauldron") and German Kesselkoppe refer to the bowl-shaped hollows, Malá and Velká Kotelní jáma, on the southeastern slope. The old Czech names Krkonoš and Kokrháč also survive in records.

The summit itself lies in the quiet zone of Krkonoše National Park and no marked trail leads to it. The red-marked ridge path from Rokytnice nad Jizerou, reached by cable car to Lysá hora, crosses the northern slope about 50 m below the top. In winter the trails are groomed for cross-country skiing.

The two glacial hollows below the peak, known as Velké and Malé Kotelní jámy, shelter plant species that do not grow elsewhere on the surrounding slopes. The shape of these hollows traps moisture and shields plants from wind, creating a small world of their own within the larger mountain landscape.