Beskid / Beskyd, Tatra National Park

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.

Wladyslaw Cywinski distinguishes also between the Beskid and the Liliowe pass Liliowa Kopka, separated from the Beskid by the Wyżnie Liliowe pass. The Beskydy is located in the main ridge running along the Slovak-Polish border. On the Slovakian side, the slopes of the Beskydy descend into the Cicha Valley. A little bit below the summit of the Beskid there is a perch which separates two large gullies descending to the Dolina Cichej. On the Polish side, the slopes of the Beskid descend to the Gąsienicowa Valley, and the slope of the Beskid is orographically the right limit of the Kasprowego Valley.

The Beskid is an unexplored peak, built of pink granites, which are located on sedimentary rocks. It belongs to the so-called Goryczkowa crystalline island - a group of several peaks built of granite and situated on a limestone base. A group of limestone rocks can be seen among the dwarf pine at the foot of the northern slopes. The summit itself is rocky, while its slopes are more gentle and grassy.

It is easily accessible from Kasprowy Wierch and often visited. It is located on the popular tourist route, often entered by tourists arriving by train on Kasprowy Wierch and taking a short walk along the ridge in the direction of Liliowe Pass. As a result of the mass tourist traffic tourist path is trampled into a wide track, and the vegetation is seriously damaged. From the plants that are rare in Poland there is, among others, mountain pansy.

In the Caterpillar Valley at the foot of the Beskid in the year 1934-36 he built a private hostel Eugeniusz Sieczka-Gąsienica. However, the opening in 1936 of the cable car Kasprowy Wierch and the restaurant caused that he went bankrupt. The remains of the walls of this shelter, called by skiers and rescuers Gienkowymi Walls, were removed only in 2006.