Wielki Giewont
| Wielki Giewont | ||
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| height | 1894 m npm | |
| location | Poland | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 15 ′ 2 ″ N , 19 ° 56 ′ 2 ″ E | |
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The Wielki Giewont is a mountain in the Polish West Tatras at 1894 meters in the Giewont massif , of which it is the highest peak.
Location and surroundings
Below the summit lie the Dolina Strążyska , Dolina Małej Łąki and Dolina Kondratowa valleys . On the summit there is a 15-meter-high summit cross visible from afar, which was erected in 1901.
tourism
The Wielki Giewont is very popular with hikers.
Routes to the summit
The hiking trail to the Wielki Giewont leads along the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains and the Polish-Slovak border.
- ▬ A blue hiking trail leads fromthe Kuźnice districtof Zakopane over the Kondracka Przełęcz mountain passto the summit.
- ▬ A red marked hiking trail leads from the Dolina Strążyska valleyover the Kondracka Przełęcz mountain passto the summit.
- ▬ A yellow hiking trail leads from the Kościelisko district of Gronik over the Kondracka Przełęcz mountain passto the summit.
The Kondratowa Hut , Ornak Hut and Chochołowska Hut are suitable starting points for an ascent from the valleys .
Web links
Commons : Wielki Giewont - collection of images, 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 .
