Czerteż
| Czerteż | ||
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 Summit area |
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| height | 774 m npm | |
| location | Poland | |
| Mountains | Pieninki , Pieniny , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 '23 " N , 20 ° 25' 57" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
| rock | limestone | |
The Czerteż is a mountain in the Polish Pieninki , a mountain range of the Pieninen , with a height of 774 meters. It is the highest peak of the Pieninki. Its top is forested and it is located on the Sokola Perć high trail .
Location and surroundings
The Czerteż lies in the main ridge of the Pienines . To the southeast of the summit is the Dunajec Gorge , to the north is the Krośnica Valley .
etymology
The name can be translated as clearing and is of Lemk origin. It stems from the fact that in the past the forest on its slopes was cleared to create alpine pastures.
tourism
The summit is in the Pieninen National Park . Several marked hiking trails lead to the summit.
Routes to the summit
- ▬ the blue ridge trail from Czorsztyn over the Czorsztyn Pienines , the three-crowned massif to the top of the Czerteż and down to the Dunajec riverto the Nowy Przewóz crossingto Szczawnica .
- ▬ a green hiking trail from Krościenko nad Dunajcem via the Kapliczka św chapel . Kingi to the Przełęcz Sosnów mountain passand there along the blue ridge trail.
Web links
Commons : Czerteż (Pieniny) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
literature
- Witold Henryk Paryski, Zofia Radwańska-Paryska: Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska. Wydawnictwo Górskie, Poronin 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
- Józef Nyka: Pieniny. Przewodnik. 9th edition. Trawers, Latchorzew 2006, ISBN 83-915859-4-8 .
- Pieniny polskie i słowackie. Mapa turystyczna 1:25 000. Agencja Wydawnicza "WiT" sc, Piwniczna 2008, ISBN 978-83-907671-3-0 .