Skrajna Sieczkowa Turnia

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Skrajna Sieczkowa Turnia
View from the Orla Perć high path

View from the Orla Perć high path

height 2220  m npm
location Poland / Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Mountains High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains
Coordinates 49 ° 13 '21 "  N , 20 ° 1' 59"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 13 '21 "  N , 20 ° 1' 59"  E
Skrajna Sieczkowa Turnia (Lesser Poland)
Skrajna Sieczkowa Turnia
Type Rock peaks

The Front Sieczka Tower ( Polish Skrajna Sieczkowa Turnia ) are a mountain in the Polish High Tatras with 2220 meters in the massif of Sieczkowe Turnie . 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 lie the Roztokatal valleys , specifically its hanging valley Buchental in the east and Seealmtal ( Dolina Gąsienicowa ), specifically its hanging valley Dolina Czarna Gąsienicowa , in the west. In front of the massif is the summit of the Middle Sieczka Tower ( Pośrednia Sieczkowa Turnia ).

etymology

The Polish name Skrajna Sieczkowa Turnia can be translated as Outer Sieczka Tower .

Flora and fauna

Despite its height, the Vorderer Sieczka Tower 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 Front Sieczka Tower is popular with hikers and climbers. It is located on the Orla Perć high path .

Routes to the summit

The trail Orla Perć via the Middle Sieczka tower from the mountain pass bar Charter ( Zawrat ) to the mountain pass Kreuzsattel ( Krzyżne ).

Web links

Commons : Sieczkowe Turnie  - collection of pictures, 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 .