| Giewont | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,894 m (6,214 ft)[1][2] [a] |
| Prominence | 170 m (560 ft)  |
| Isolation | 1.31 km (0.81 mi) |
| Listing | Mountains of Poland |
| Coordinates | 49°15′02″N 19°56′02″E / 49.25056°N 19.93389°E |
| Geography | |
  Giewont Location in Poland  Giewont Giewont (Poland) | |
| Location | Lesser Poland, Poland |
| Parent range | Western Tatras, Tatra Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1830 by Franciszek Herbich and Aleksander Zawadzki |
| Easiest route | South |
Giewont (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʲɛvɔnt] ) is a mountain massif in the Tatra Mountains of Poland. Its highest peak, Great Giewont (Wielki Giewont), is 1,894 metres (6,214 ft)1,894 metres (6,217 ft) above sea level and the highest peak of the Western Tatras (Polish: Tatry Zachodnie) located entirely within Poland's borders. The mountain is regarded as the symbol of Zakopane, the Polish Tatras and Podhale, which throughout history has been the subject of many legends, poems and works of art.
- ^ "Skąd się wziął krzyż na Giewoncie?". Onet Podróże (in Polish). 2022-11-20. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Topographic map of Giewont". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Giewont". geoportal.gov.pl.
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