Kleť

Kleť (Schöninger) is a mountain in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It rises 1087 m above sea level.

Location
Kleť is the second highest mountain in the Bohemian Forest Foothills and the highest mountain of the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area. The peak and northern slopes are situated in the territory of Křemže, the southern slopes belong to Kájov.

Buildings
Kleť Observatory is located on the southern side of the mountain. It is the highest observatory in the country.

The oldest stone observation tower in the Czech Republic was built on Kleť in 1825. It was built by Count Josef Schwarzenberg and is in the neo-Gothic style. It is 18 m high. It used to be a trigonometric point for cartographic works.

In 1925, a timbered mountain hut was built for tourists. It is a cultural monument. It contains sundial, the highest in the Czech Republic.

A chairlift from Krasetín with a length of 1732 m and an elevation of 346 m was built on Kleť in 1961. Below the peak there is also a television transmitter, which dates from 1977 and is 172 m high.