Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Pośredni

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Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Pośredni
View from the Meerauge mountain lake

View from the Meerauge mountain lake

height 2393  m npm
location Poland / Slovakia
Mountains High Tatras
Coordinates 49 ° 11 '6 "  N , 20 ° 3' 43"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '6 "  N , 20 ° 3' 43"  E
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Pośredni (Lesser Poland)
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Pośredni
Type Rock peaks

The Middle Mengsdorfer Spitze ( Polish Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Pośredni , Slovak Prostredný Mengusovský štít ) is a mountain in the Polish High Tatras with an altitude of 2393 meters. It is located on the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains on the Polish- Slovak border in the Mengsdorfer Spitzen ( Mięguszowieckie Szczyty ) massif . It is the fifth highest mountain in Poland.

Location and surroundings

Below the summit is the Meerauge mountain lake in the Fischseetal . The mountain pass Western Mengsdorfer Scharte ( Mięguszowiecka Przełęcz Wyżnia ) separates it from the summit of the Ostliche Mengsdorfer Spitze ( Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Czarny / Východný Mengusovský štít ); the mountain pass Wildererjoch ( Mięguszowiecka Przełęcz pod Chłopkiem ) separates it from the summit Mengsdorfer Spitze ( Mięguszowiecki Szczyt ).

etymology

The Polish name Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Pośredni can be translated as the Middle Mięguszowiecki Summit . The part of the name “Middle” comes from the fact that the summit protrudes between the other two main peaks of the massif. The part of the name Mięguszowiecki comes from the valley Dolina Mięguszowiecka (Mengsdorfer Tal), to which the German and Slovak names also refer.

Flora and fauna

Despite its height, the Middle Mengsdorfer Spitze 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.

Ascents

First ascents:

tourism

The summit is popular with alpinists. However, the climb is not easy.

Routes to the summit

The hiking trail first leads to the Kazalnica Mięguszowiecka from the mountain lake Czarny Staw pod Rysami . A permit from the national park administration is required for the further ascent . The summit, along with the other peaks of the massif, is very popular with climbers.

Web links

Commons : Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Pośredni  - collection of images, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  • Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski: Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska , Wyd. Górskie, Poronin 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
  • Tatry Wysokie słowackie i polskie . Mapa turystyczna 1: 25,000, Polkart, Warszawa 2005/06, ISBN 83-87873-26-8 .