Tatra National Park: Nature
Places and attractions in the Nature category
Morskie Oko
Large mountain lake with dramatic views Nestled in the heart of the Tatra National Park in Poland, Morskie Oko is a breathtaking glacial lake that captivates the hearts of travelers from around the globe. Surrounded by majestic mountain peaks and dense forests, this pristine body of water is the largest...
Czarny Staw pod Rysami
Scenic mountain lake known for hiking Nestled in the heart of Tatra National Park in Poland, Czarny Staw pod Rysami is a breathtaking glacial lake that offers a serene escape into nature. This alpine lake, situated at an altitude of 1,583 meters, is renowned for its deep blue waters which starkly contrast...
Giewont
Mountain massif with hiking trails Nestled within the majestic realm of the Tatra National Park in Poland lies the iconic Giewont, a mountain that captivates the imagination and beckons hikers from around the globe. Standing tall at 1,895 meters, Giewont is famed for its distinctive silhouette, often...
Wielki Staw Polski
Wielki Staw Polski - is a tarn located in the High Tatras, at an elevation of 1,665 metres above sea level in the Valley of the Five Polish Lakes, by the slope of the Miedziane.
Świnica
Peak offering a marked path for climbing Świnica or Svinica is a mountain in the main crest of the High Tatras, on the Polish-Slovak border. The main peak is at 2,301 m AMSL. A marked trail leads through the summit. The Polish name Świnica was given to this summit in the mid 19th century. It probably refers to the resemblance of the peak to silhouette of a swine.
Kasprowy Wierch
Scenic destination for skiing and hiking Kasprowy Wierch is a peak of a long crest in the Western Tatras one of Poland's main winter ski areas. Its dominant southern crests, WSW and ESE, mark the border with Slovakia. It is accessible in most conditions by foot and daily by cablecar.
Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna
Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna is a limestone cave system in Mount Małołączniak in the Western Tatra Mountains, of the Carpathian Mountains System, in southern Poland. The cave is within Tatra National Park.
Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy
Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy is a tarn in Poland, part of the Gąsienicowe Ponds in the High Tatras. The lake is located at an elevation of 1,672 metres in a corrie of the Skrajna pyramidal peak. The tarn was formerly named Suczy Staw. Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy is the largest lake in the Zielona Gąsienicowa Valley.
Kurtkowiec Lake
Kurtkowiec is an oligotrophic lake part of the Gąsienicowe Ponds, located in the Tatra Mountains in Poland. The lake is located in the western part of the Gąsienicowa Valley, at an elevation of 1,686 metres.
Kościelec
Kościelec is a mountain in the High Tatras in the Gąsienicowa Valley of Poland.
Mnich Mountain
Mnich is a mountain in the Tatra Mountains on the Morskie Oko of Poland. It has an elevation of 2,068 meters above sea level.
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Wielki
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Wielki or the Mięguszowiecki Grand Peak is a mountain in the Tatra Mountains, Poland, located on the Slovak-Polish border. It is the highest of the three Mięguszowiecki Summits and the second-highest mountain in Poland after Rysy.
Nosal
Nosal is a mountain in the Tatra Mountains of Poland, and is 1,206 metres AMSL at its highest. It is a popular tourist destination located near the Polish town of Zakopane, particularly for skiing and gliding.
Wołoszyn
Wołoszyn is a mountain massif in the Tatra Mountains in Poland It reaches 2,155 meters at its highest peak. Wołoszyn is part of the Polish Tatra National Park.
Magura Mountain
Magura is a peak located in the Kasprowy Wierch massif, part of the Western Tatras in Poland. The peak is located between the Uhrocie Kasprowe and the Mała Kopa Królowa in the Western Tatras.
Mięguszowiecki Summits
Mięguszowiecki Summits are a group of three major summits in the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains on the border between Poland and Slovakia. The highest one is the Mięguszowiecki Grand Peak. To the east of it there is Mięguszowiecki Middle Peak and the Mięguszowiecki Black Peak further eastwards.
Sowa
Sowa - a crag in the Koscieliska Valley in the Western Tatras. It is located on the western side of the valley, almost opposite the path from the cave Mroźna, below the massif of Stoł.
Siodłowa Turnia
Siodłowa Turnia is a crag rising in the upper part of the Mała Łąka Valley in the West Tatra Mountains, south of Mały Giewont. It is separated from him by the Saddle Pass. Forms a short, narrow ridge, in which the peak stands out, rising to a...
Sarnia Skała
Sarnia Skała - peak in the agglomeration belt of the Western Tatras, between the Białe Valley and the Strążyska Valley. The Geoportal map gives an altitude of 1377 m.
Bula pod Rysami
Bula pod Rysami - according to W.H. Paryski, a bula, according to W. Cywiński, a plateau lifted towards the north-west with several dominant piles of stones limiting the Kocioł pod Rysami in the Polish Tatras from the north.
Mały Kościelec
Mały Kościelec - a multi-topped ridge being the end of the Kościelców Ridge, which at the height of Zawratowa Turnia deviates in the northern direction from the main ridge of the High Tatras and separates the Czarna Gąsienicowa Valley from the...
Hrubý štít / Szpiglasowy Wierch
Szpiglasowy Wierch - a peak of 2172 m above sea level in the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains.
Beskid / Beskyd
Beskid - the easternmost peak in the main ridge of the Western Tatras, located between Sucha Prze Przełecz and Liliowe Pass in the main ridge of the Tatras.
Łysa Skałka
Łysa Skałka - a steep rock rising to 1129 m above sea level just on the western side of Łysa Polana in the Polish High Tatras, opposite the junction of the Polish Oswald Balzer Road to Morskie Oko with the Slovakian Freedom Road.
Končistá / Kończysty Wierch
Kończysty Wierch or Kończysta nad Jarząbczą - peak with a height of 2002 m in the Western Tatras, lying in the main ridge of the Tatras, between Starorobociański Wierch, separated from it by Starorobociańska Przełęcz, and Jarząbczym Wierch, from...
Kondratova kopa / Kopa Kondracka
Kopa Kondracka - peak in the Western Tatras, the lowest of the Red Peaks, and the easternmost.
Wielka Królowa Kopa
Wielka Kopa Królowa - a domed hill in the eastern part of the Western Tatras, demarcating the upper floors of the Jaworzynka Valley and the Olczyska Valley.
Trzydniowiański Wierch
Trzydniowiański Wierch - a peak in the Polish Western Tatras.
Kotłowa Czubka
Kotłowa Czuba or Kotłowa Czubka - one of the peaks of the Ornak mountain ridge in the Western Tatras, separating the upper part of the Kościeliska Valley from the upper part of the Chochołowska Valley.
Kazalnica Mięguszowiecka
Kazalnica Mięguszowiecka, Kazalnica - the culmination of a lateral, northeastern ridge rising from the northern slopes of Mięguszowiecki Peak Czarny in the Polish Tatra Mountains. It is undercut by a northeast wall, one of the most impressive in...
Sivá veža / Siwy Zwornik
Siwy Zwornik - a peak in the Western Tatras lying in the main ridge of the Western Tatras. The Polish-Slovakian border crosses it. It is built of crystalline rocks. On the west there is Gaborowa Prze喚cz and a high pyramid ...
Kozie Czuby
Kozie Czuby is a peak with three peaks in the long eastern ridge of Świnica in the Polish High Tatras, in the Kozie Wierch massif. The author of the name Kozie Czuby is Rev. Walenty Gadowski.
Zawratowa Turnia
Zawratowa Turnia - a crag in the eastern ridge of Świnica in the High Tatras. It is located in this ridge between the Blue Turnia, separated by the Blue Pass, and Small Kozie Wierch, from which it is separated by the Zawrat Pass.
Myślenickie Turnie
Myślenickie Turnie - built of sedimentary rocks of the chub on the northern ridge of Kasprowy Wierch, with an altitude of 1354 m in the Western Tatras. The origin of the name is unknown.
Zadni Ornak
Zadni Ornak - the highest of several peaks of the Ornak mountain ridge in the Western Tatras, separating the upper part of the Kościeliska Valley from the upper part of the Chochołowska Valley.
Miedziane
Miedziane - a massive peak in the long northeastern ridge of Szpiglasowy Wierch in the Polish High Tatras. It rises to a height of 2237 m between Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich and Dolina Rybiego Potoku.
Mała Królowa Kopa
Mala Kopa Królowa - a hill in the eastern part of the Western Tatras, located in the ridge separating the Jaworzynka Valley and the Sucha Woda Gąsienicowa Valley.
Mnich Małołącki
Mnich Małołącki - the westernmost crag in the Mnichowe Turni group in the Mała Łąki Valley in the Polish West Tatra Mountains. Its western walls descend to the Niżniej Świstówka, while the northern walls to the gully descending from below the...
Rakoń / Rákoň
Rakoń - a poorly distinguished peak in the Western Tatras, located in the side northern ridge of Wołowiec. Through this ridge runs the Polish-Slovakian border. Rakoń is separated from Wołowiec by a small pass called Zawracie, over which it rises...
Suchy Wierch Ornaczański
Suchy Wierch Ornaczański - one of the peaks of the Ornak mountain ridge in the Western Tatras, separating the upper part of the Kościeliska Valley from the upper part of the Chochołowska Valley.
Suchy Wierch Kondracki / Suchá kopa
Suchy Wierch Kondracki - a peak with a height of 1895 m in the Western Tatras, between Kopa Kondracka and Mała Sucha Czuba Kondracka. It has two summits 32 m apart: the lower border one, rising in the main ridge of the West Tatras, and the higher...
Malolúčniak / Małołączniak
Małołączniak - a peak in the Western Tatras belonging to the Czerwone Wierchów massif.
Zamarła Turnia
Zamarła Turnia - a two-topped peak in the long eastern ridge of Świnica in the Polish High Tatras. The eastern and western summits are several meters apart and are separated by a shallowly cut crest.
Długi Upłaz
Długi Upłaz - a section of the northern ridge of Volowiec between Rakoń and Łuczniańska Przełęcz in the West Tatra Mountains. The Polish-Slovakian border runs along this ridge. The western slopes of the Dlugie Uplaz fall to the Slovakian Zadni...
Buczynowa Strażnica
Buczynowa Strażnica - a crag in the long, northeastern ridge of Kozie Wierch called Kozi Murt. It is located near the Switch over the Beech Valley, which separates it from the neighboring Black Walls.
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