Giewont
| Giewont | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,894 m (6,214 ft) |
| 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 | |
| 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) above sea level and one of the highest peaks 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.