Niebieska Turnia
| Niebieska Turnia | ||
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 View from the Dolina Gąsienicowa valley |
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| height | 2262 m npm | |
| location | Poland / Lesser Poland Voivodeship | |
| Mountains | High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 '10 " N , 20 ° 0' 49" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
The Niebieska Turnia is a mountain in the Polish High Tatras with 2262 m in the massif of the Świnica . 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 valleys Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich , specifically its hanging valley Dolina pod Kołem , in the east and Dolina Zielona Gąsienicowa , specifically its hanging valley Mylna Kotlinka in the west.
The Niebieska Turnia is separated from the summit of the Zawratowa Turnia in the south by the Niebieska Przełęcz mountain pass , and from the Gąsienicowa Turnia summit in the south by the Niebieska Przełączka Wyżnia mountain pass .
etymology
The Polish name Niebieska Turnia can be translated as Blue Tower . However, the name derives not from the color of the rock, but from among the highlanders frequent surnames Niebies . In the literature one can also find the name Middle Seealmturm .
Flora and fauna
Despite its height, the Niebieska Turnia 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 Niebieska Turnia is popular with hikers and climbers. It is on the main route from the upper cable car station on the Kasprowy Wierch to the Zawrat mountain pass , where the Orla Perć high-altitude path begins.
Routes to the summit
The hiking trail to Niebieska Turnia leads along the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains and the Polish-Slovak border and turns north after the summit of Świnica . The hiking trail leads below the main summit.
- ▬ A red marked hiking trail leads from Kasprowy Wierch over the summits Beskid and Pośrednia Turnia as well as the mountain passes Liliowe and Świnicka Przełęcz to the summit and on to the high altitude path Orla Perć . From the side of the Zawrat mountain passand thus the Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich and Dolina Gąsienicowa valleys, the ascent is also possible on the same hiking trail from the opposite direction. 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 .