Tarnica
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Tarnica | |
Mountain | |
Northern summit
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Name origin: Its name comes from the west slavic dialect word tarnina, meaning sloe peak | |
Nickname: Tarnica | |
Country | Poland |
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Region | Podkarpacie |
Range | Bieszczady Mountains |
Elevation | 1,346 m (4,416 ft) |
Coordinates | |
Easiest access | hike |
Wikimedia Commons: Bieszczady | |
Tarnica is a peak in the Bieszczady Mountains in southern Poland. Its height is 1,346 meters. It is one of the Polish Crown Peaks.
The summit towers 500 meter above the Wołosatka Valley. It can be easily told apart from its neighbours by its distinctive shape. The mountain has two separate summits, one of 1,339 and one of 1,346 meters. The southern part is a steep rocky wall, while the other side consist of less steep rocky fields.
[edit] Hiking trails
- European walking route E8
- Prešov - Miháľov - Kurimka - Dukla - Iwonicz-Zdrój – Rymanów-Zdrój - Puławy – Tokarnia (778 m) – Kamień (717 m) – Komańcza - Cisna - Ustrzyki Górne - Tarnica - Wołosate.