Tatra County topographic maps

Up to 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) there are mainly silver fir (Abies alba) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests. Higher levels, up to 1,550 metres (5,090 ft), are covered with European spruce (Picea abies) forests, which turn into meadows and grasslands at higher elevations up to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).…

Average elevation: 1,234 m

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Average elevation: 965 m

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Average elevation: 1,810 m

Average elevation: 1,093 m

Zakopane has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb), with the main factor behind its relative coldness compared to the rest of Poland is its altitude. In general, the temperature tends to fall with altitude, therefore Zakopane is almost 3 °C (5.4 °F) colder than northern Kraków,…

Average elevation: 1,199 m

It is possible to reach the peak from the Slovak side, starting at Štrbské pleso and passing Chata pod Rysmi, a mountain chalet at an altitude of 2,250 m (7,380 ft). Between November 1 and June 15, the trail and chalet on the Slovak side are closed.

Average elevation: 2,005 m

Average elevation: 1,002 m

Average elevation: 816 m

Average elevation: 1,012 m

Average elevation: 894 m

The Tatras lie in the temperate zone of Central Europe. They are an important barrier to the movements of air masses. Their mountainous topography causes one of the most diverse climates in that region.

Average elevation: 1,647 m

Morskie Oko at the foothill of Tatra Mountains in southern Poland which average 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in elevation

Average elevation: 1,749 m

Average elevation: 766 m

Average elevation: 794 m

Average elevation: 1,478 m

Average elevation: 869 m

Zakopane has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb), with the main factor behind its relative coldness compared to the rest of Poland is its altitude. In general, the temperature tends to fall with altitude, therefore Zakopane is almost 3 °C (5.4 °F) colder than northern Kraków,…

Average elevation: 1,180 m

Average elevation: 930 m