Měděnec (777 m a.s.l.) is the highest point of the Libverdská Highlands in the Jizera Mountains — a cone-shaped peak with centuries of tin and copper mining history hidden beneath its forest floor. Ancient beech woods, bat-filled mine shafts and a dramatic wartime story make this quiet summit far more interesting than its modest elevation might suggest.
The hill rises steeply on its western and southern flanks above the valley of the Ztracený stream, which separates it from the neighbouring Svinský vrch (756 m). To the southeast, the imposing massif of Smrk — the highest peak in the Czech part of the Jizera Mountains — dominates the horizon. The summit has no buildings, no crowds and no facilities, just genuine mountain solitude. Autumn transforms the old beech forests into a spectacular palette of gold and copper, while winter brings rime ice and strong northerly winds to the upper slopes. Spring and summer are ideal for exploring the forest trails and the unique network of mountain bike singletracks that wind around the hill.
How to reach the summitOn 16 June 1941 a German Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 B flying from Lille in France to Grójec in Poland struck the fog-covered slope of Měděnec, killing all five crew members — a memorial on a tree near the summit marks the spot to this day.