Grań Kościelców
| Grań Kościelców | ||
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 View from the Czarne Ściany massif (detail) |
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| height | 2247 m npm | |
| location | Poland , Lesser Poland Voivodeship | |
| Mountains | High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ′ 31 ″ N , 20 ° 0 ′ 52 ″ E | |
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The Kapellengrat ( Polish Grań Kościelców ) is a mountain range in the Polish High Tatras in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship with a maximum height of 2247 m npm in the Lower Seealm Tower ( Zawratowa Turnia ). The massif is located in the municipality of Zakopane .
Location and surroundings
Below the massif lie the Dolina Zielona Gąsienicowa and Dolina Czarna Gąsienicowa valleys . The massif is bordered on the summit Zawratowa Turnia of the massif of Świnica the southeast.
The ridge of the massif runs from the Zawratowa Turnia peak to the Hala Gąsienicowa mountain pasture as follows:
- Mountain Pass Mylna notch ( Mylna Przełęcz ) - 2096 m
- Summit Irr Tower ( Mylna Turnia )
- Mountain pass Mittleres Irr Törl ( Pośrednie Mylne Wrótka )
- Summit Irr Koppe ( Mylna Kopa ) - 2159 m
- Mountain pass Oberes Irr Törl ( Wyżnie Mylne Wrótka )
- Peak of the Back Polish Chapel ( Zadni Kościelec ) - 2162 m
- Kapellenscharte mountain pass ( Kościelcowa Przełęcz ) - 2110 m
- The top of the Polish Chapel ( Kościelec ) - 2155 m
- Kerbkoppe peak ( Czuba nad Karbem ) - 1856 m
- Mountain pass Kerbsattel ( Karb ) - 1853 m
- The summit of the Little Polish Chapel ( Mały Kościelec ) - 1866 m
etymology
The Polish name Grań Kościelców can be translated as Kirchberggrat or Ridge of the Kirchberg Mountains . The name comes from the mountain Kościelec , whose name can be translated as Kirchberg .
Flora and fauna
The tree line is at an altitude of 1600 meters. The Kapellengrat is a retreat for chamois and marmots.
tourism
It is accessible to hikers and climbers. A ridge path leads from the Hala Gąsienicowa alpine pasture over the ridge to Kościelec . The Zawratowa Turnia can also be reached via another high-altitude trail from the Zawrat mountain pass .
Web links
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 .