Grań Żółtej Turni

Grań Żółtej Turni
View from the summit of Kasprowy Wierch
height	2174  m npm
location	Poland
Mountains	High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains
Coordinates	49 ° 13 '40 "  N , 20 ° 2' 1"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 13 '40 "  N , 20 ° 2' 1"  E

View from the Orla Perć high path

The Grań Żółtej Turni , also called Północna grań Skrajnego Granatu , is a mountain range in the Polish High Tatras in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship with a maximum altitude of 2174  m npm in the Zadnia Pańszczycka Czuba . The border between the municipalities of Poronin (district Murzasichle ) in the north and Zakopane in the south runs over the ridge of the massif .

Location and surroundings

Below the massif lie the Dolina Czarna Gąsienicowa and Dolina Pańszczyca valleys . The massif borders on the Pańszczycka Przełączka Wyżnia mountain pass on the Skrajny Granat in the Granaty massif in the southeast. In the west, the massif falls into the Dolina Gąsienicowa valley .

The ridge of the massif runs as follows:

• Peak Rear Pańszczyca Koppe ( Zadnia Pańszczycka Czuba ), 2174 m
• Mountain Pass Mean Pańszczyca notch ( Pańszczycka Przełączka Pośrednia ) 2145 m
• Peak Front Pańszczyca Koppe ( Skrajna Pańszczycka Czuba ), 2155 m
• Mountain Pass Pańszczyca-notch ( Pańszczycka Przełęcz ) 2115 m
• Organ Pipes summit ( Wierch pod Fajki ), 2134 m
• Mountain Pass organ Pfeifer notch ( Przełączka pod Fajki )
• Pańszczycka Tower ( Pańszczycka Turnia ) peak , 2067 m
• Yellow Joch Mountain Pass ( Żółta Przełęcz ), 2026 m
• Summit Yellow Mountain ( Żółta Turnia 2087), m
  • Łopata peak
  • Summit Jasicowa Czubka 1461, m

etymology

The name Grań Żółtej Turni can be translated as the ridge of the yellow tower . It comes from the mountain Żółta Turnia (German also: Gelber Berg). The alternative name Północna grań Skrajnego Granatu can be translated as the north ridge of the Outer Garnet Point and comes from the mountain Skrajny Granat (German: Nördliche Granatenspitze).

Flora and fauna

The tree line is at an altitude of 1600 meters. The Grań Żółtej Turni is a refuge for bears, chamois, marmots and birds of prey, especially golden eagles.

tourism

There is no hiking trail over the Grań Żółtej Turni ridge . However, it is popular with climbers. The red marked high trail Orla Perć runs over the Skrajny Granat . Yellow and green marked hiking trails from the Dolina Czarna Gąsienicowa valley also lead to it .

and display information about the image

View of the Grań Żółtej Turni from the Hala Gąsienicowa mountain pasture , on the left the Schronisko PTTK Murowaniec refuge

supporting documents

• Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski: Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska. Poronin, Wyd. Górskie, 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
• Tatry Wysokie słowackie i polskie. Mapa turystyczna 1: 25.000, Warszawa, 2005/06, Polkart, ISBN 83-87873-26-8 .