Chuda Turnia, Tatra National Park

Chuda Turnia - a small lonely crag in the Western Tatras, located on the long northwestern ridge of Ciemniak, separating the Kościeliska Valley from its branch, the Miętusiej Valley. It is located just above Chudej Przełączka. It rises to the height of 1858 m so just 8 meters above the surrounding terrain. In north-west direction below Chuda Turnia there is the Kopa Mountain-switch, separating it from Uplazianska Kopa. Grassy, north-eastern slopes from below the Chuda Turnia descend to the Hard Gallery in the Miętusiejska Valley. The southwestern slopes descend to Zadni Kamienna. They are built of shale and there is a shallow rift in them. This substrate is not conducive to vegetation and these slopes are poor in vegetation.

Chuda Turnia is made of dolomite-calcareous rocks, in some places overgrown with low grass, with very interesting flora - among others, several species of rock artichokes grow here, as well as the melliferous helleborine, small primrose, mountain pincushion, and eight-petalled oak, which are often trampled by tourists climbing its walls. On Chuda Turnia were also found ice gentian, Carpathian spurge and alpine columbine - plants found in Poland only in the Tatra Mountains and only in a few localities.