Barania Góra
| Barania Góra | ||
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 Barania Góra above the upper Vistula valley |
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| height | 1220 m npm | |
| location | Silesia , Poland | |
| Mountains | Silesian Beskids | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 36 '0 " N , 18 ° 58' 56" E | |
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The Barania Góra (German: Widderberg ) is a mountain in Poland . With a height of 1220 m, it is the second highest mountain in the Silesian Beskids and in the Barania ridge and the highest point in the Polish part of Upper Silesia . The mountain is a popular tourist destination with many views of the neighboring mountains and the lowlands. It belongs to the municipality of Vistula .
The two source rivers of the Vistula , the Biała Wisełka (Little White Vistula) and the Czarna Wisełka (Little Black Vistula), which flow together in the Jezioro Czerniańskie reservoir near Wisła-Czarne , arise on the western slope of the mountain .
tourism
- Several marked hiking trails from Bielsko-Biała and Wisła lead to the top . The main Beskydy hiking trail from Ustroń to Wołosate in the Bieszczady also leads over the summit.
- The Barania Góra mountain hut is located below the top of the Przysłop mountain pasture .
- On the heavily forested summit there is an observation tower above the tree line.
- The forests on the slopes are largely protected as a nature reserve.
- There is a weather station in the summit area.
literature
- Mirosław J. Barański: Beskid Śląski. Pasmo Stożka i Czantorii. Przewodnik turystyczny . Wyd. Wydawnictwo PTTK "Kraj", Warszawa 1996, ISBN 83-7005-370-X
- Mirosław J. Barański, Beskid Śląski: Przewodnik. 2007. ISBN 978-83-89188-71-7 , Pruszków, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz"
Web links
Commons : Barania Góra - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barania Góra - Tam, Gdzie Biją źródła Wisla on PolskaNiezwykla.pl