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Mt. Miłek, along with Mt. Połom, overlooks the town of Wojcieszów. Its height, relative to the floor of the Kaczawa valley, is up to 200 m. Three peaks occur along the axis of the hill, Młyniec (573 m) in the west, the highest Cisowa (596 m) in the middle and Wroniec (569 m) in the east. Miłek owes its existence to high resistance of local limestone, which builds the backbone of the hill, against weathering and erosion. Limestone was exploited in the large quarry at the southern foot of Mt. Miłek, abandoned in the 1970s. The axial part of the hill abounds in limestone crags which are up to 100 m long and 15 m high. However, subterranean karst is not as well developed as in the adjacent Mt. Połom. The biggest caves were discovered during quarry operations. The Aven in Miłek cave is 32 m long and 17 m deep. Mt. Miłek has outstanding botanical values. Therefore, the entire hill is a nature reserve, established in 1994 on an area of 141 ha. Particularly valuable are fertile Sudetic beech forest with rich ground and shrub cover, as well as calciphilic and xerothermic grasslands on rock outcrops. Orchids are common. Access to Mt. Miłek is restricted. The summit part lies beyond the network of marked trails and as a protected area, is formally off limits.
