Veselý vrch, Mountain summit in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Veselý vrch is a 488.9 m summit in the Jílovská vrchovina, above the village of Mokrsko. Its 42 m metal tower, built in the 1990s, carries a viewing platform at 25.5 m and also transmits a mobile operator's signal. The eastern slopes drop steeply to the Slapy Reservoir.

In the 1990s the area escaped plans for cyanide-based gold mining operations that would have transformed it significantly. The rejection of these extraction methods allowed the site to remain undisturbed.

The lookout tower on the summit was built in the 1990s and also carries a mobile operator's signal equipment. Its metal structure rises 42 m, with the viewing platform at 25.5 m. The shortest approach runs from the village of Mokrsko, about 800 m from the Chotilsko, Mokrsko bus stop.

Access to the observation platform is reached by climbing 137 steps, so visitors should be prepared for the stairs. Opening times vary by season, with different hours depending on when you visit.

Veselý vrch holds one of Europe's largest known gold deposits, with estimates of up to 120 tonnes of metal. Exploration began in the 1980s, and the adit entrance still lies near Čelina; Rio Tinto Zinc sought further prospecting after 1990, but public resistance and the change of government after 1996 reduced the likelihood of mining.