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Babia Mountain

Zewnetrzne Karpaty Zachodnie

Babia Gora

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Babia Gora Range

Pasmo Babiej Góry, fot. Małgorzata Gulgowska-Kowalska

Babia Gora (literally Old Wives' or Witches' Mountain) is a mountain range situated in the Western Beskidy Mountains. Gentle from the south, steep from the north, Babia Gora is home to bear, lynx, wolf and other species as well as to unique at this altitude alpine flora.

Green Babia Mountain

Babia Gora is one of the most visited mountain ranges in Poland. It is known for beautiful landscapes, which you may fall in love with during every season of the year.

Panorama of Babia Gora Massif

Babiogórska panorama, fot. Grzegorz Głowaty

Babia Mountain dominates over other peaks of the massif. It is called the Great Magura, the Queen of Beskidy and the Mother of Bad Weather.

Zewnetrzne Karpaty Zachodnie (Outer West Carpathians) are located on the area of 16 thousand sq km (around 5% of Polish territory). They border on the Sub-Carpathian... more»

Magurski National Park

Magurski National Park (Magirslo Parl Narodowy) is located in the South-East of Poland, by the border with Slovakia, on the boundary of two Voivodships - Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian.

Gorczanski National Park occupies the area of 7030 ha, including 6591 ha of forests. The area of 16 647 ha is the park's protection zone. Over 3 611 ha of the Gorczanski National Park are under strict protection. The park was established in 1981.