Tag - Wielka Cisowa Grapa Mountain
Wielka Cisowa Grapa – a peak at an altitude of 853 m a.s.l. in the Mały Beskid Mountains. According to the State Register of Geographical Names, the official name of the peak is Cisowe Grapy. It is located in the eastern part of the Mały Beskid Mountains, informally called the Andrychów Beskid,. It is a keystone for three ridges. To the southwest, a ridge branches off through Maleckie Mountain, Jaworzyna Mountain and Stary Groń Mountain, descending to Żywiec Lake. To the northwest, through Wielki Cisownik Mountain, Isepnicka Pass, Kiczora Mountain and Żar Mountain, a ridge branches off, descending to Międzybrodzie Lake. To the east, the main ridge of the Mały Beskid Mountains branches off, running through Wielka Góra (Kocierz) and the Beskid Mountain to Kocierz Pass.
Wielka Cisowa Grapa borders the Maleckie peak from the south, Wielka Góra (Kocierz) from the east through Przysłop Cisowy Pass, and Wielki Cisownik (Cisowa Grapa) from the north-west through an unnamed pass. The western slopes descend steeply to the Isepnica River valley, the northern slopes descend to the Wielka Puszcza stream valley, and the south-eastern slopes to the Kocierzanka River valley.
The peak is covered with a lower montane forest, with limited views of the surrounding peaks in the gaps between the trees. The Szeroka Nature Reserve in the Mały Beskid Mountains is located on the eastern slopes. The reserve protects the lower montane remnants of the natural Carpathian forest with monumental specimens of firs and beeches. In the past, the slopes of Wielka Cisowa Grapa were covered with shepherds’ pastures. On the northern side of the peak, by the red trail, there are the remains of an old, brick-built stone hut.
There is no tourist trail running through the peak. From the southern side, it is traversed by the blue tourist trail Bielsko-Biała, Lipnik – Przełęcz Przysłop Cisowy and from the northern side, the red-marked Mały Szlak Beskidzki.
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