Ostrý RoháčOstrý Roháč and PlačlivéPlačlivéGoryczkowa CzubaDruhé Roháčske plesoChochołowska valley, Mnichy ChochołowskieGiewont and Czerwony GrzbietGiewont from the EastPolana StołyPolana Jamy
Western Tatras are the second highest mountain range both in Poland and Slovakia; its highest peak is Bystrá at 2,248 meters. Other notable mountains include Jakubiná (2,194 m), Baranec (2,184 m), Baníkov (2,178 m), Tri kopy (2,136.3 m), Plačlivé (2,125.1 m), Ostrý Roháč (2,087.5 m), Volovec (Polish: Wołowiec; 2,064 m), Kasprowy Wierch (Slovak: Kasprov vrch; 1,987 m) and Giewont (1,894 m). In Slovakia, they are partially located in the traditional regions of Liptov and Orava. The highest point in Poland is Starorobociański Wierch (2,176 m).
Division
The Western Tatras are subdivided into 6 regions on the Slovak side and 4 on the Polish side.
Main ridge, the highest peak in Polish Western Tatras
Pachoľa
Pachola
2,167 m 7,110 ft
Main ridge
Hrubá kopa
Hruba Kopa
2,166 m 7,106 ft
Main ridge
Blyšť
Błyszcz
2,159 m 7,083 ft
Bystrá ridge
Príslop
Jałowiecki Przysłop
2,142 m 7,028 ft
Hrubý vrch
Jarząbczy Wierch
2,137 m 7,011 ft
Saddles (cols)
Pálenica (1 570 m)
Parichvost (1 870 m)
Baníkovské sedlo (2 045 m)
Smutné sedlo (1 965 m)
Žiarske sedlo (1 917,1 m)
Jamnícke sedlo (1 908 m)
Račkovo sedlo (1 958 m)
Gáborovo sedlo (1 890 m)
Bystré sedlo (1 960 m)
Pyšné sedlo (1 791,6 m)
Tomanovské sedlo (1 685,9 m)
Ľaliové sedlo (1 951,8 m)
Tarns
There are approximately 20 to 32 tarns (Slovak: pleso) in Western Tatras. The exact number is difficult to obtain because of lack of an exact definition and because it is sometimes hard to prove what is a tarn and what is not. The following is a list of 15 largest tarns in Western Tatras:
Brestovská cave, uniquely features an underground river
Waterfalls
Siklawica Falls, the second highest waterfall in the Polish Tatras
Tourism
There are four tourist centers inside the Western Tatras area: Zverovka, Brestová and Ťatliakova chata in the northern region and Žiarska chata in the southern region. All other tourist centers lie at the outside borders of the mountains, including: Oravice, Zuberec, Bobrovecká vápenica, Žiar, Konská, Jakubovany-Studená dolina, Pribylina, Podbanské.
See also
Eastern Tatras – mountain range bordering the Western Tatras in the east