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• alt(pl): Śnieżnik Kłodzki
• de: Großer Schneeberg, Grulicher Schneeberg, Spieglitzer Schneeberg, Glatzer Schneeberg

The Králický Sněžník (Czech) or Śnieżnik (Polish) is the highest elevation (1,425 m) of the Králické (or Kladské) Hory (Czech) or Masyw Śnieżnika (Polish) mountain region. In German the mountain was either named Großer Schneeberg ('Great Snow Mountain'), Grulicher Schneeberg (from the town Grulich, now Králíky, in eastern Bohemia), Spieglitzer Schneeberg (from Spieglitz / Špiklice, now Nová Seninka as part of Staré Město pod Sněžníkem/Mährisch Altstadt in northern Moravia), or Glatzer Schneeberg (from Glatz, i.e. Kłodzko in southeastern Lower Silesia in Poland). The earliest mention of the name Schneeberg is found in a document of 1422.

The mountain is part of one of Europe's main watersheds. The origin of the river Morava (March) [bottom right picture] is located on the southwestern slope of the mountain at a height of 1,380 m. Its waters run towards the Black Sea via the Danube. From further southwest, the waters of the Lipka stream run towards the North Sea via the Tichá Orlice (Stille Adler) and the Labe (Elbe). Finally, the Nysa Kłodzka (Glatzer Neiße) springs up from the northwestern slopes and runs towards the Baltic Sea via the Odra (Oder) river.

The lookout tower on the summit [left picture] was built in 1895–1899. The tower was 33.5 m high and was named for German Emperor Wilhelm II. By 1973 the tower had become derelict and was demolished.

The Liechtenstein-Schutzhaus (mountain hotel) [top right picture] (at 1,318 m) also was demolished in 1971.

Another mountain named 'Schneeberg' is located in southern Lower Austria. It is depicted in the background of the picture on glass no. 617 (Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel).