Waksmundzki Wierch
| Waksmundzki Wierch | ||
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 View from Gęsia Szyja peak |
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| height | 2,186 m npm | |
| location | Poland , Lesser Poland Voivodeship | |
| Mountains | High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 '55 " N , 20 ° 2' 49" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
| First ascent | 1838 by Ludwik Zejszner | |
The Waksmunder Berg ( Polish Waksmundzki Wierch ) is a mountain in the Polish High Tatras with 2186 m in the Koszysta massif . The mountain belongs to the municipalities of Poronin (district Murzasichle ) on the western slope and Bukowina Tatrzańska (district Brzegi ) on the eastern slope in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the Powiat Tatrzański district .
Location and surroundings
Below the summit are two valleys, the Pańszczyca Valley ( Dolina Pańszczyca ) in the west and the Waksmund Valley ( Dolina Waksmundzka ) in the east.
North of the Waksmunder Bergs is the Big Wide Kogel ( Wielka Koszysta ) and south of the mountain pass Kreuzsattel ( Krzyżne ).
etymology
The Polish name Waksmundzki Wierch can be translated as Waksmund summit . The name comes from the fact that the Waksmundzki Wierch towers over the Dolina Waksmundzka valley .
Flora and fauna
Despite its height, the Waksmundzki Wierch 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, bears, wolves, lynxes, marmots and chamois also visit the summit.
Ascents
First ascents:
- Summer: Ludwik Zejszner August 3, 1838
- Winter: Henryk Bednarski , Józef Lesiecki , Mariusz Zaruski and Stanisław Zdyb March 4, 1910
tourism
The Waksmundzki Wierch has been a strict nature reserve since 1936. It is not accessible to hikers. There are no marked hiking trails leading to the summit. Former hiking trails have already overgrown.
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 .