Keprník

Keprník is a mountain in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range in the Czech Republic. It has an elevation of above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Ostružná, on the historical border between Silesia and Moravia.

== Characteristics == === Location === thumb|View from the area near the Vřesová studánka spring towards Keprník mountain Keprník is located in the northwestern region of the entire Hrubý Jeseník range, lying almost centrally in the Hrubý Jeseník area, in a sub-region called the (). It sits on the main ridge that runs from pass to pass. The peak is easily recognizable due to its characteristic summit rock formation, situated on a deforested summit area among high-altitude vegetation. It appears to be the highest peak in this part of the Hrubý Jeseník range at first glance and is the main central peak of the Keprník Massif. It is very visible and recognizable from the road surrounding the summit area of Praděd mountain (visible to the right of the peak). Another notable viewpoint is from the road around the Dlouhé stráně peak, from where it is also very visible and recognizable, located to the right of the Vozka peak. Keprník is the fifth-highest peak in the Hrubý Jeseník range (following the peaks: Praděd, Vysoká hole, Vysoká hole–JZ, and Petrovy kameny). The mountain is bounded by: to the north, the pass towards the Šerák mountain; to the northeast, the valleys of the Keprnický potok and Bystrý potok streams; to the east, a minor pass (the highest in the Keprník Massif) at an elevation of 1,344 m above sea level towards the peak to the southeast, the valley of the Rudohorský potok stream and the Sedlo pod Vřesovkou pass towards the Červená hora–S peak; to the south, the valley of the Hučivá Desná stream; to the southwest, the Sedlo Trojmezí pass towards the Vozka peak and the valley of the Jelení potok stream; to the northwest, the valley of the Klepáčský potok stream.