Wołowy Grzbiet

Wołowy Grzbiet
View from the Wyżna Koprowa Przełęcz pass
height	2377  m npm
location	Poland , Slovakia
Mountains	High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains
Coordinates	49 ° 10 '48 "  N , 20 ° 4' 18"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 10 '48 "  N , 20 ° 4' 18"  E

View from the northeast from the summit of Bula pod Rysami

View from the south of the massif

The Wołowy Grzbiet (German ox back ) is a mountain range in the Polish High Tatras in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and the Bukowina Tatrzańska municipality with a maximum altitude of 2377  m npm in Hińczowa Turnia . The Polish- Slovak border runs along the ridge, which is part of the main Tatra ridge .

Location and surroundings

Below the massif lie the Fischseetal ( Dolina Rybiego Potoku ) and Mengsdorf Valley ( Dolina Mięguszowiecka ) valleys . The massif borders over the Froschsee Scharte ( Żabia Przełęcz Wyżnia ) to the massif of the Meeraugspitze ( Rysy ) in the east and over the Eastern Mengsdorfer Scharte ( Czarnostawiańska Przełęcz ) to the massif of the Mengsdorfer Spitzen in the west. The massif forms the south face of the Karkessel of the mountain lake Czarny Staw pod Rysami , to which it falls steeply. On the south side of the massif, the slopes fall flat to the Mengsdorf Great Frog Lake ( Wielki Żabi Staw Mięguszowiecki ).

The course of the ridge of the massif from the mountain pass Östliche Mengsdorfer Scharte ( Czarnostawiańska Przełęcz ) in the west to the Froschsee Scharte ( Żabia Przełęcz Wyżnia ) in Soten runs as follows:

• The peak of the Hinzenseeturm ( Hińczowa Turnia ) 2377 m above sea level
• Hinzenseekerbe mountain pass ( Hińczowa Szczerbina ) ~ 2355 m above sea level
• The peak of the Hinzensee tower ( Hińczowa Turniczka ) ~ 2360 m above sea level
• Mountain Pass High Hinzenseedurchgang ( Hińczowa Przehyba ) ~ 2345 m above sea level
• Hinzenseekoppe peak ( Hińczowy Zwornik ) ~ 2360 m above sea level
• Lower Hinzensee Pass ( Wołowa Przehyba ) mountain pass ~ 2350 m above sea level
• Summit Ochs croissants ( wołowe Rogi ):
  • Western ox squirrel ( Zachodni Wołowy Róg ) ~ 2370 m above sea level
  • Western ox-back notch ( Mała Wołowa Szczerbina ) ~ 2355 m above sea level
  • Eastern ox squirrel ( Wschodni Wołowy Róg ) ~ 2370 m above sea level
  • Ox passage ( Wołowy Przechód ) ~ 2350 m above sea level
  • Little ox squirrel ( Mały Wołowy Róg ) ~ 2360 m above sea level
• Small Ochsenhornscharte mountain pass ( Mała Rogata Szczerbina ) ~ 2355 m above sea level
• Great Ochsenhornscharte mountain pass ( Wielka Rogata Szczerbina ) ~ 2355 m above sea level
• The peak of the ox- horn tower ( Rogata Turniczka ) ~ 2368 m above sea level
• Great Ochsenrückenscharte ( Wielka Wołowa Szczerbina ) mountain pass ~ 2355 m above sea level
• Summit Ochsenrückenturm ( Wołowa Turnia ) 2373 m above sea level
• Eastern Ochsenrückenscharte mountain pass ( Żabia Przełęcz Mięguszowiecka ) ~ 2315 m above sea level
• Summit of the Froschsee Tower ( Żabia Turnia Mięguszowiecka ) 2335 m above sea level

etymology

The Polish name wołowy Grzbiet also means ox back . The name comes from the fact that the shape of the massif reminded the Góralen of an ox back with horns.

Flora and fauna

The ox back is a refuge for birds of prey, etc. a. Golden eagle, but not a strictly protected nature reserve.

tourism

The peaks can be climbed by climbers with the approval of the respective national park administration . The Schronisko PTTK nad Morskim Okiem refuge on the Meerauge mountain lake is particularly suitable as a starting point for climbing tours .

Web links

Commons : Wołowy Grzbiet  - 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 .