Stih (1,650 m a.s.l.) is a quietly compelling summit in the Maramureș massif of the Eastern Carpathians — a place where history, wilderness and sweeping mountain scenery converge. Before World War II, the borders of Romania, Czechoslovakia and Poland all met right here on this grassy peak. Today it sits on the Ukrainian–Romanian border and rewards those willing to seek out the wilder side of the Carpathians.
The upper slopes of Stih are smoothly rounded rather than rugged, draped in grassland, low shrubs, Siberian juniper and patches of dwarf pine. Among the plants you may spot two Red-Listed species: the East Carpathian rhododendron and the white pasque flower. Views stretch west towards the Hutsul Alps (Rakhiv Mountains) and southeast into the remote Chyvchyn range, while the ridge heading north eventually leads to Pip Ivan Chornohirskyi (2,028 m).
How to reach the summitBefore WWII, Stih was one of the few points in Central Europe where three countries shared a single border — a geographical curiosity that makes this peaceful grassy summit feel surprisingly charged with history.