Western Tatras
Western Tatras | ||
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Bystrá (right) |
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Highest peak | Bystrá ( 2248 m nm ) | |
location | Slovakia , Poland | |
part of | Tatra Mountains | |
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Coordinates | 49 ° 12 ′ N , 19 ° 45 ′ E | |
surface | 400 km² |
The West Tatras (also Western Tatras , slowak. Západné Tatry , Polish. Tatry Zachodnie , German and Liptauer Alpen ) is a mountain range on the border between Slovakia and Poland . It is part of the Tatra Mountains , which in turn belongs to the Inner Western Carpathians .
The Western Tatras are located west of the better known High Tatras . It occupies an area of approx. 400 km². Its highest peak is the Bystrá with 2248 m.
Demarcation
The Western Tatras are limited
- in the north of the Tatra valley basin (Polish: Rów Podtatrzański ),
- in the east of the High Tatras,
- in the south of the Podtatranská kotlina basin ,
- to the west of the Chočské vrchy Mountains .
The border to the High Tatras is seen according to the currently valid geomorphological structure in the saddle Ľaliové sedlo (Polish: Liliowe , German: Liliensattel), which to the Chočské vrchy in the pass Hutianske sedlo .
structure
The Slovak part of the mountain range is divided into six geomorphological sub-units:
- Osobitá (highest peak: Osobitá, 1687 m)
- Sivý vrch (Sivý vrch, 1805 m)
- Liptovské Tatry (Bystrá, 2248 m)
- Roháče (Baníkov, 2178 m)
- Červené vrchy (Kresanica, Polish Krzesanica, 2122 m)
- Liptovské kopy (Veľká kopa, 2122 m)
Roháče denotes the central part of the Western Tatras; in Slovakia this term is sometimes used in colloquial language for the entire mountain range.
There are four areas in Poland:
- Grześ ,
- Kasprowy Wierch ,
- Czerwone Wierchy (corresponds to the Červené vrchy),
- Ornak .
character
The Western Tatras consist of both limestone and crystalline rock. This diversity led to varied landscapes, but also to a very pronounced diversity of plants. The main ridge of the mountains is approx. 30 km long and runs in a west-east direction. The side ridges branching off from it are - similar to the High Tatras - a little longer in the north than in the south. The central part - Roháče - is predominantly rocky and, compared to the other parts of the Western Tatras, has the most high mountain character. The tree line is around 1500 m; above it extends a zone overgrown with dense crooked wood up to approx. 1800 m . Above this, meadows and rocks dominate.
tourism
Despite its impressive landscape, the Western Tatras - in terms of visitor interest - are in the shadow of the High Tatras. There is a dense network of hiking trails in the mountains. The main ridge is also accessible - except for an approximately 5 km long section in the eastern part. Important tourist bases in the Western Tatras are the settlement of Zverovka in the north-west and the Žiarska chata mountain hut in the south.
natural reserve
On the Slovak side, the Tatra National Park ( Tatranský národný park , TANAP) was established in 1949 . This contains - in addition to the High Tatras and Belianske (Belianske Tatry) - initially only the eastern part of West Tatras with the mountain groups Červené vrchy and Liptovské kopy. In 1987 the national park was then extended to the entire Western Tatras. Inside and outside the national park, a number of particularly valuable areas have been placed under stricter protection:
- Brestovská jaskyňa ,
- Juráňova dolina ,
- Kotlov zľab ,
- Mačie diery ,
- Medzi bormi ,
- Mních ,
- Osobitá ,
- Roháčske plesá ,
- Sivý vrch ,
- Suchá dolina ,
- Tichá dolina ,
- Úplazíky .
The Tatrzański Park Narodowy (TPN) National Park has existed in Poland since 1954 . Particularly protected areas are here
- Bobrowiec ,
- Koryciska ,
- Pisana, Tomanowa, Pyszna ,
- Pod Kominami ,
- Starorobociańska, Jarząbcza, Chochołowska Wyżnia ,
- Tereny ponad górną granicą lasu ,
- Wyżnia Mała Łąka, Wantule .
Significant surveys
- Bystrá, 2248 m
- Jakubina, 2194 m
- Baranec, 2184 m
- Baníkov, 2178 m
- Plačlivé, 2126 m
- Ostrý Roháč, 2088 m
- Volovec, 2064 m
- Kasprov vrch (Polish Kasprowy Wierch ), 1985 m
- Sivý vrch, 1805 m
- Osobitá, 1687 m
Main valleys
- Dolina Olczyska ,
- Dolina Bystrej (side valleys: Dolina Jaworzynki , Dolina Kasprowa , Dolina Goryczkowa , Dolina Kondratowa ),
- Dolina Białego ,
- Dolina ku Dziurze ,
- Dolina Strążyska ,
- Dolina za Bramką ,
- Dolina Małej Łąki ,
- Dolina Kościeliska (side valleys: Dolina Miętusia , Dolina Tomanowa , Dolina Pyszniańska ),
- Dolina Lejowa ,
- Dolina Chochołowska (side valleys: Dolina Starorobociańska , Dolina Jarząbcza , Dolina Chochołowska Wyżnia ),
- Dolina Cicha Liptowska (side valleys: Dolina Walentkowa , Dolina Wierchcicha , Dolina Szpania , Dolina Tomanowa Liptowska , dolina Hlina , Dolina Kamienista ),
- Dolina Bystra ,
- Dolina Wąska ,
- Dolina Raczkowa (side valleys: Dolina Gaborowa , Dolina Zadnia Raczkowa ),
- Dolina Jamnicka ,
- Dolina Tarnowiecka ,
- Dolina Żarska ,
- Dolina Jałowiecka (side valleys: dolina Parzychwost , Dolina Bobrowiecka Liptowska ),
- Dolina Sucha Sielnicka ,
- Dolina Juraniowa ,
- Dolina Bobrowiecka Orawska ,
- Dolina Zuberska (side valleys: Dolina Łatana , Dolina Rohacka ),
- Dolina Siwa ,
- Dolina Borowej Vody .