Niżni Kostur
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 View from the valley Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich , mountain lake Czarny Staw Polski in the foreground |
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| height | 2055 m npm | |
| location | Poland / Slovakia | |
| Mountains | High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 11 '59 " N , 20 ° 1' 55" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
| First ascent | August 5, 1902 by Teodor Eichenwald , Ferdynand Rabowski , Jan Bachleda Tajber , Wojciech Tylka Suleja | |
The Niżni Kostur ( Slovak Nižný kostúr ) is a mountain on the Polish-Slovakian border in the High Tatras with 2055 m in the Liptowskie Mury massif .
Location and surroundings
The state border runs over the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains , on which the Niżni Kostur is located. Below the summit are two valleys, the Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich in the north and the Dolina Ciemnosmreczyńska in the south.
Wyżni Kostur is separated from the summit of Czarna Kotelnica in the west by the Czarna Ławka mountain pass , and from the western summit Wyżni Kostur by the Niżnia Liptowska Ławka mountain pass .
etymology
The Polish name Niżni Kostur can be translated as Niederer Kostur .
Flora and fauna
Despite its height, the Wyżni Kostur 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:
- Summer: Teodor Eichenwald , Ferdynand Rabowski , Jan Bachleda Tajber , Wojciech Tylka Suleja on August 2, 1903
- Winter: Adam Karpiński and Wilhelm Smoluchowski on April 8, 1925
tourism
There is currently no marked hiking trail on Niżni Kostur . The planned ridge path was never completed. However, a yellow marked hiking trail leads north below the summit from the mountain pass Szpiglasowa Przełęcz into the valley Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich . The mountain huts Schronisko PTTK nad Morskim Okiem and Schronisko PTTK w Dolinie Pięciu Stawów Polskich are suitable as a starting point for this .
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 .