Velký Polom, Mountain summit on the Czech-Slovak border, District of Čadca, Czech Republic

Wielki Połom (1,067 m) is a forested summit on the Czech-Slovak border, the highest point of the Slovak part of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. Its ridge runs west-east and forms the European watershed between the Oder and Danube basins. The top lies in the Kysuce and Beskydy protected landscape areas and in the Velký Polom nature reserve.

The summit lies on the Czech-Slovak state border, on the ridge separating the cadastral areas of Horní Lomná and Raková. The ridge forms the European watershed between the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea: the Czech side drains via the Lomná into the Olše and the Oder, the Slovak side via the Kysuca. The summit lies in the Kysuce and Beskydy protected landscape areas, with nature reserves on both sides.

The summit lies on the Czech-Slovak border, where the ridge marks the divide between the Black Sea (Odra) and Baltic Sea (Dunaj) drainage basins. Three mountain huts serve the ridge: Skalka, rebuilt after a fire, Severka with its ski area, and Kamenná chata. The name Polom refers to a wind-felled forest.

Multiple marked trails lead to and from the summit, with different routes offering varying degrees of difficulty and duration. Winter visits require additional equipment like proper boots and traction aids because snow and ice coverage can make hiking more challenging.

The summit lies on the European watershed between the Oder and the Danube: water from the Czech slopes runs via the Lomná into the Olše and the Oder, while the Slovak side drains through the Trstená and Milošovský streams into the Kysuca. Frost-weathered rock crags are common in the summit area.