Kozi Mur

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Kozi Mur
View from the Dolina Kozia valley

View from the Dolina Kozia valley

height 2266  m npm
location Poland / Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Mountains High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains
Coordinates 49 ° 13 ′ 9 ″  N , 20 ° 1 ′ 55 ″  E Coordinates: 49 ° 13 ′ 9 ″  N , 20 ° 1 ′ 55 ″  E
Kozi Mur (Lesser Poland)
Kozi Mur
Type Rock peaks
View from the Dolina Kozia valley

The Gemsenmauer ( Polish Kozi Mur ) is a mountain in the Polish High Tatras with 2266 m in the Gemsenberg massif ( Kozi Wierch ). The border between the municipalities of Zakopane in the west and Bukowina Tatrzańska , specifically the district of Brzegi , in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the Powiat Tatrzański district runs at the top .

Location and surroundings

Below the summit are the five lakes , specifically its hanging valley Dolina Pusta , in the east and Seealmtal ( Dolina Gąsienicowa ), specifically its hanging valley Dolina Czarna Gąsienicowa , in the west.

etymology

The Polish name Kozi Mur can be translated as chamois wall .

Flora and fauna

Despite its height, the chamois wall 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 chamois wall is popular with hikers and climbers. It is located on the Orla Perć high path .

Routes to the summit

The Orla Perć high-altitude trail leads over the Kozi Mur from the Zawrat mountain pass to the Krzyżne mountain pass .

Web links

Commons : Kozi Mur  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 .