Žákova hora, Mountain summit in Žďárské vrchy, Czech Republic

Žákova hora is an 810-meter summit in the Žďárské vrchy hills of the Czech Republic, with slopes entirely covered in forest and designated as a national nature reserve. The mountain sits within a rolling landscape of dense woodland in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.

The area received official protection as a national nature reserve on December 31, 1933. In 1954, the Ministry of Culture issued further regulations that have shaped how the forest and its surroundings have been managed ever since.

The name comes from a legend about pupils of the Žďár monastery who got lost in the deep forest on the mountain and never returned. The story is still told in the surrounding villages.

A red marked trail reaches the summit from Cikháj, crossing the II/350 road, and a green trail leads up from Herálec before joining the red one. A circular nature trail, the Žákova hora educational path, starts in Cikháj for visitors to the reserve. The wooded summit offers no view.

The summit sits directly on Europe's main watershed, which divides water flowing toward the North Sea from water flowing toward the Black Sea. Near the base of the mountain, an artificial canal links the Svratka River across this divide, creating a rare hydrological connection between two major drainage systems.