Dráteničky, Natural monument in Sněžné, Czech Republic.
Dráteničky is a protected natural monument near Sněžné featuring exposed rocky outcrops and varied geological structures. The rock faces create distinct habitats where specialized plant communities thrive in this designated conservation area.
The summit rock was shaped by frost weathering into a 200-metre ridge, and the site later became a protected natural monument. It was formerly called Juránkova skála, and climbing routes were established on its western walls.
Climbers know the rock by the names of its towers: Archa and Pagoda in the north, and the double tower Pašerák with Zastrčená skalka about 50 metres west of the main ridge. Some of them spend summer nights at the foot of the walls. The summit is also called Drátník, and older sources record the name Juránkova skála.
Non-climbers reach the summit by the sharp ridge; red-marked trails lead from Sněžné and Blatiny toward Žákova hora, and a green-marked trail from Samotín gives the easiest approach. Climbing and route maintenance are permitted only from 1 July to 31 December.
The rock ridge is a frost-weathered granite formation, a 200-metre-long crest reaching up to 35 metres high, with towers in the south roughly twice as tall as those in the north. Climbers know it for routes set mainly on the steep to vertical western walls, and some bivouac here in summer.
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