Orla Baszta, Tatra National Park

Name: Orla Baszta
Address: Tatra National Park, Poland

#97 among attractions in Tatra National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Orla Baszta - a peak located at 2175 m in the long eastern ridge of Świnica in the Polish High Tatras. In this ridge Orla Baszta is located between Orla Przełączka Niżnią and Buczynowy Karb, behind which there are Buczynowe Turnie. Orla Baszta has a characteristic, easily recognizable shape. On the south side its walls descend to the Buczyna Valley, on the north to the Pańszczyca River.

The peak was named by the poet Franciszek Henryk Nowicki around 1901. The name derives from the shape of the crag resembling a ruined tower. In 1903 the priest Walenty Gadowski led the southern slopes of the peak Orla Perć. On the section below Orla Baszta there were 2 fatal accidents until 2004

The first tourist ascents: in summer - Janusz Chmielowski, August 26, 1902, in winter - Alexander Litwinowicz and Mariusz Zaruski, March 14, 1910.

The view from the top of Orla Baszta is interesting, although somewhat limited by the slopes of Kozie Wierch and Buczynowe Turni.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°13'38"N, 20°2'9"E

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Orla Baszta – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orla Perć, Świnica, Kościelec, Wołoszyn.

0.7 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Orla Perć, Tatra National Park
18 min walk • Orla Perć is a tourist path in the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland. It is considered one of most difficult and dangerous public paths in the entire Tatras and is therefore a suitable route only for experienced climbers. The path is marked with red signs. Since it was established, at least 112 people have lost their lives on the route.
1.3 miSW
Peak offering a marked path for climbing
Świnica, Tatra National Park
34 min walk • 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.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kościelec, Tatra National Park
25 min walk • Kościelec is a mountain in the High Tatras in the Gąsienicowa Valley of Poland.
0.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wołoszyn, Tatra National Park
16 min walk • 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.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mały Kościelec, Tatra National Park
29 min walk • 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...
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kozie Czuby, Tatra National Park
19 min walk • 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.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zawratowa Turnia, Tatra National Park
27 min walk • 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.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zamarła Turnia, Tatra National Park
19 min walk • 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.
0.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Buczynowa Strażnica, Tatra National Park
13 min walk • 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.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kołowa Czuba, Tatra National Park
28 min walk • Kolowa Czuba - the peak with a height of 2105 m in the southern ridge departing from the Small Goat Peak, which separates the upper floor of the Valley of Five Polish Lakes into Dolinka pod Kolem and Dolinka Pustą.
0.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mały Kozi Wierch, Tatra National Park
24 min walk • Mały Kozi Wierch is a peak in the long eastern ridge of Świnica in the High Tatras, on the route of Orla Perć. In the west it borders with Zawratowa Turnia, from which it is separated by Zawrat, while in the east it is separated from Zmarzłych Czub...

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Nearby attractions include Skrajny Granat, Tatra National Park (3 min walk), Pośredni Granat, Tatra National Park (5 min walk), Wlk. Buczynowa Turnia, Tatra National Park (5 min walk), Wierch pod Fajki, Tatra National Park (5 min walk).