Bukowica Range

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Bukowica Range (Pasmo Bukowicy)
Bukowica
Mountain
Northern summit
Name origin: Its name comes from the west slavic dialect word buk, meaning "beech" (beeches range)
Nickname: Bukowica
Country	Poland
Region	Podkarpacie
District	Sanok County
Range	Low Beskids - Pogórze Bukowskie
Summit	Tokarnia
- elevation	778 m (2,552 ft)
- coordinates	49°27′46″N 22°04′17″E / 49.46278, 22.07139
Easiest access	hike
Location in Poland
Wikimedia Commons: Pogórze Bukowskie

Bukowica Range (pl. Pasmo Bukowicy^[1]) part of the Pogórze Bukowskie and Low Beskids in southern Poland. The Bukowica created by the long mountain massif, situated in the eastern part of the Beskid Niski between the valleys of the Wisłok and Osławica rivers. The Bukowica Range separating the west Low Beskids from the east Pogórze Bukowskie.

It consists of a larger ridge of Bukowica with summits as Skibce (776 m. above the sea level ) in the north-west and Tokarnia (777 m. above the sea level ) in the south-east and the smaller range of Kamien Peak (718 m. above the sea level ). Bukowica is rather a monotonous mountainous bank and is heavily except Tokarnia covered with forest it has a panoramic view in all directions. The southern part is a steep rocky wall, while the other side consist of less steep rocky fields.

The Bukowica Range separating the west Low Beskids from the east Pogórze Bukowskie.

Contents 1 Division 2 Hiking trails 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Division

• Tokarnia Peak (778 m. high, above the sea level),
• Zrubań Peak (778 m.),
• Kamień Peak (717 m.),
• Kiczera Peak (640 m.)

[edit] Hiking trails

• European walking route E8
  • Iwonicz-Zdrój – Rymanów-Zdrój - Puławy – Tokarnia (778 m) – Przybyszów – Kamień (717 m) – Komańcza (Główny Szlak Beskidzki)
  • Pasmo Bukowicy - Kanasiówka (823 m) – Wisłok Wielki – Tokarnia (778 m), 1 km – Wola Piotrowa - Komańcza - Cisna - Tarnica - Wołosate.

[edit] See also

• Bieszczady National Park

[edit] References