Ciemniak (mountain)
Ciemniak (Slovak: ''Temniak'', 2,096 m a.s.l.) is the westernmost peak of the Czerwone Wierchy massif in the Western Tatras. Slovak sources list its elevation as 2,090 m. Topography Ciemniak lies on the main arête of the Western Tatras, between the minor (2,067 m), separating it from Krzesanica, and the prominent (1,686 m). Its summit forms a broad, flat dome from which four arêtes extend: * eastward, through Krzesanica, as part of the main arête; * southward, along the main arête over to Tomanowa Pass. At Ciemniak, the main arête of the Tatra Mountains bends 90°. Along this section are Wyżnia Mała Przełączka, Głazista Czubka, , and ; * the north-western arête of Ciemniak, separating Kościeliska Valley from . The highest section of this arête is with , which is separated from Ciemniak by the ; * westward, the . Ciemniak rises above the valleys of Kościeliska, , , Miętusia, and the glacial cirque of the small , which is bounded by steep, though not high, ...
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Krzesanica
Krzesanica () is a mountain in the Western Tatras mountain range, situated on the main ridge of the Tatras between Ciemniak_(mountain), Ciemniak and Małołączniak, on the border between Poland and Slovakia. At 2122 meters, it's the highest of the four peaks making up the Czerwone Wierchy group of peaks. It is also the highest limestone peak in Western Tatras and in Poland. The mountain is the namesake of a Krzesanica (King George Island), cliff located near the Hala_(King_George_Island), Hala plateau on King George Island_(South_Shetland_Islands), King George Island. References

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