Rysy - Northwest Peak, Poland/Slovakia

Local or Alternate Name(s)	Polish: Rysy-Wierzchołek graniczny Slovak: Rysy-Hranicný vrchol
Peak Type	Sub-Peak, subsidiary to Rysy
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	49° 10' 46'' N, 20° 5' 16'' E 49.17953, 20.0878 (Dec Deg) 433520 E 5447814 N, Zone 34 (UTM)
Country	Poland (Highest Point) Slovakia
State/Province	Małopolskie (Highest Point) Prešov
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 225      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 198) Selected Trip Reports:      2005-09-14 by Ben Lostracco      2008-05-03 by Kestutis Kavaliauskas      2009-08-03 by Norbert Schaefer      2009-10 by Tom Milliard      2011-06-25 by Andrew Rankine (Unsuccessful)      2012-05-26 by Andrew Rankine      2012-08-22 by Martin Richardson      2012-09-03 by Pawel K.      2012-10-06 by Marcin Radwan (GPS Track)      2013-09-02 by Rickard Colliander (GPS Track)      2013-10-05 by Matthias Fieles      2014-08-13 by Eric Gilbertson      2015-05-30 by Andrej Gerber      2015-07-27 by Julian Westcott      2015-08-06 by Mark Brace      2015-09-14 by Lee Humphries      2016-06-26 by Graziano Coppa (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)      2016-09-27 by Brian Friedrich      2017-02-20 by P R (GPS Track)      2017-06-20 by Damian Wieczorkiewicz      2017-10-01 by Matt Horbal (Unsuccessful)      2018-08-29 by Allen Harvey      2020-06-13 by Damian Wieczorkiewicz      2020-09-11 by Dariusz Komejko      2021-07-25 by Dhruv Garg (GPS Track)      2021-08-07 by Iona Feldman      2022-08-07 by Christoph Winkler      2022-08-27 by Gerick Lee (GPS Track)      2022-10-16 by Paul Fejtek
Nearby Peak Searches:      Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Rysy - Northwest Peak      Elevation Ladder from Rysy - Northwest Peak      Prominence Ladder from Rysy - Northwest Peak

Approaching the summit of Rysy (North Peak) and Poland's highest point (2014-10-05). Photo by Mark McAllister. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 9 m/30 ft   Optimistic Prominence: 9 m/30 ft   Line Parent: Rysy   Key Col: 2490 m/8169 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 0.1 km/0.06 mi Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated. Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Rysy  (SSE)
Ranges	Continent: Europe Range2: Eastern Europe Ranges Range3: Carpathian Mountains
Drainage Basins	Wisla Baltic Sea Kattegat Skagerrak North Sea Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: Tatrzański Park Narodowy
Route #1	Maintained Hiking Trail Trailhead: 1320 m/4331 ft Vertical Gain: 1179 m/3868 ft Distance (one way): 8.37 km/5.2 mi
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

Summit of Poland's highest mountain, Rysy 2499.6m (2015-09-14). Photo by Lee Humphries. Click here for larger-size photo.

Rysy 2499 m - Polska (2005-10-16). Photo by Jan Matiášek. Click here for larger-size photo.

On the northwest summit of Rysy (2017-06-20). Photo by Damian Wieczorkiewicz. Click here for larger-size photo.

The northwest face of Niżnie Rysy (middle) and the border summit of Rysy (in the clouds) rising above Czarny Staw (Black Pond) (2020-06-13). Photo by Damian Wieczorkiewicz. Click here for larger-size photo.

Me on the northwest summit of Rysy (2022-08-07). Photo by Christoph Winkler. Click here for larger-size photo.

At the top of Poland (2009-08-03). Photo by Norbert Schaefer. Click here for larger-size photo.

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