Bukowica Range

Bukowica Range
Bukowica
Southern summit
Highest point
Peak	Tokarnia
Elevation	778 m (2,552 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Poland
Coordinates	49°27′46″N 22°04′17″E
Naming
Etymology	Its name comes from the west slavic dialect word buk, meaning "beech" (beeches range)
Nickname	Bukowica
Native name	Pasmo Bukowicy (Polish)
Geography
Bukowica Range Location in Poland
Country	Poland
Region	Podkarpacie
District	Sanok County
Parent range	Low Beskids - Pogórze Bukowskie
Climbing
Access	hike

Bukowica Range (Pasmo Bukowicy in Polish[1]) part of the Pogórze Bukowskie and Low Beskids in southern Poland. The Bukowica created by the long mountain massif, situated in the eastern part of the Beskid Niski between the valleys of the Wisłok and Osławica rivers. The Bukowica Range separating the west Low Beskids from the east Pogórze Bukowskie.

It consists of a larger ridge of Bukowica with summits as Skibce (776 m. above the sea level ) in the north-west and Tokarnia (777 m. above the sea level ) in the south-east and the smaller range of Kamien Peak (718 m. above the sea level ). Bukowica is rather a monotonous mountainous bank and is heavily except Tokarnia covered with forest it has a panoramic view in all directions. The southern part is a steep rocky wall, while the other side consist of less steep rocky fields.

The Bukowica Range separates the west Low Beskids from the east Pogórze Bukowskie.

Division

• Tokarnia Peak (778 m. high, above the sea level),
• Zrubań Peak (778 m.),
• Kamień Peak (717 m.),
• Kiczera Peak (640 m.)

Hiking trails

• European walking route E8
  • Iwonicz-Zdrój – Rymanów-Zdrój - Puławy – Tokarnia (778 m) – Przybyszów – Kamień (717 m) – Komańcza (Główny Szlak Beskidzki)
  • Pasmo Bukowicy - Kanasiówka (823 m) – Wisłok Wielki – Tokarnia (778 m), 1 km – Wola Piotrowa - Komańcza - Cisna - Tarnica - Wołosate.

See also

• Bieszczady National Park

References

1. Professor Jerzy Kondracki. Geografia fizyczna Polski. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. Warszawa. 1988. ISBN 83-01-02323-6