Czerwone Wierchy
Czerwone Wierchy (Slovak: Červené vrchy, also known as Red Peaks) are a group of four grassy and domed peaks located on the main ridge of the Western Tatras on the border between Poland and Slovakia.
Their name derives from the rush Juncus trifidus, in which the peaks are covered and whose blades turn red in autumn.
Czerwone Wierchy are made up of the following summits (west to east):
- Ciemniak/Temniak (2096 m)
- Krzesanica/Kresanica (2122 m)
- Małołączniak/Malolúčniak (2096 m)
- Kopa Kondracka/Kondratova kopa (2005 m)
They mostly consist of sedimentary rocks, such as limestone or dolomite, however their summits are covered in granite and other crystalline rocks.
The massif features numerous limestone caves, including the Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna, the longest and deepest cave in Poland.
References
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 843.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "InfoPoland". Archived from the original on 2016-09-28.
- ^ Paryska Z., Paryski W. "Internetowa Wielka Encyklopedia Tatrzańska". z-ne.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Tatry. Mapa panormiczna" (1:28 000 map); ExpressMap Polska; 2024; ISBN 978-83-8355-165-4.
- ^ "Czerwone Wierchy". SummitPost.org.
- ^ "Caves in Western Tatras". sktj.pl.
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