Babia Góra
Babia Góra [ˈbabʲa ˈɡura] (in Polish), or Babia hora (in Slovak) is a massif situated on the border between Poland and Slovakia in the Western Beskid Mountains. The name is also applied to the culmination of the massif, Diablak ("Devil's Peak"), which is also the highest peak of this part of the Carpathian Mountains, at 1,725 metres (5,659 ft) above sea level.
| Babia Góra | |
|---|---|
| Babia hora | |
Western view of Babia Góra in May | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,725 m (5,659 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,071 m (3,514 ft) |
| Isolation | 40.94 km (25.44 mi) |
| Coordinates | 49°35′N 19°32′E |
| Geography | |
Babia Góra Location in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, on the border with Slovakia Babia Góra Babia Góra (Poland) Babia Góra Babia Góra (Žilina Region) Babia Góra Babia Góra (Slovakia) | |
| Location | Poland / Slovakia |
| Parent range | Żywiec Beskids, Oravské Beskydy, Carpathians |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1782 by Jowin Fryderyk Bystrzycki |
| Easiest route | Hike |
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