Kołowa Czuba
| Kołowa Czuba | ||
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 View from the Zawrat mountain pass |
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| height | 2105 m npm | |
| location | Poland / Lesser Poland Voivodeship | |
| Mountains | High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 12 '55 " N , 20 ° 1' 15" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
The Kołowa Czuba is a mountain in the Polish High Tatras with 2105 m in the massif of the Mały Kozi Wierch . The peak is in the Bukowina Tatrzańska municipality , specifically the Brzegi district , in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the Powiat Tatrzański district .
Location and surroundings
Below the summit are the hanging valleys of the Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich , specifically Dolina pod Kołem in the south and Dolina Pusta in the north.
From the summit of Mały Kozi Wierch in the west, the Kołowa Czuba is separated by the Przełęcz Schodki mountain pass , and in the east the slope descends into the Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich valley.
During the last Ice Age, the Kołowa Czuba was a nunatak .
etymology
The Polish name Kołowa Czuba can be translated as circular hill . Therefore, the name is because the mountain above the valley Dolina pod Kolem , so valley below the circle is.
Flora and fauna
Despite its height, the Kołowa Czuba has a colorful flora and fauna. Numerous plant species occur, especially high alpine flowers and grasses. In addition to insects and mollusks and birds of prey, marmots and chamois also visit the summit.
tourism
The Kołowa Czuba is popular with hikers. On the southern slope of the mountain there is a marked hiking trail from the Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich valley to the Zawrat mountain pass . The significantly steeper north slope is popular with climbers. The Schronisko PTTK Murowaniec and Schronisko PTTK w Dolinie Pięciu Stawów Polskich mountain huts are suitable starting points for an ascent from the valleys .
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 .