"Hundred in the Crown" for the 100 Years of The AGH-UST

"Hundred in the Crown" Project for the 100th anniversary of the AGH University of Science and Technology

The portal presents the results of the scientific project 'Measurement and verification of the Polish Mountains Crown'. The aim of this project was to check the altitude of the 28 highest peaks of the Crown of Polish Mountains (CPM). As a part of it, we also measured the highest peaks in mesoregions indentified in 2018, which are not oficially included in the CPM. This website will be helpful for every walker, especially for those trying to get the badge of the Crown of Polish Mountains.

Project Idea

During one of the meetings of the Department of Integrated Geodesy and Cartography AGH-UST, we were wondering how to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the University. Because many of us do mountain tourism, we came up with an idea of a project related to mountains. Initially, it was planned to measure the peaks of just one mountain range but finally the measurements covered the Crown of Polish Mountains (CPM).

Mystery of the Mountains

The CPM consists of 28 peaks in main mountain ranges of Poland. Since available cartographic materials raise many doubts, we decided to answer the following questions:

Which peak is the highest in a particular mountain section?
Which point of the peak is the highest one?
Are the peaks considered to be the highest in particular sections are identified correctly?
What is the height of the peaks officially included in the CPM?

Results

Below we listed the heights of particular peaks, calculated according to our measurements. They are given in meters and are referred to sea level in the Kronstadt reference system. You are welcome to use the data we provide in the table or as a Shapefile file (for other formats, please contact us).

If you decide to use our data, please cite one of the articles:

1. Determination of normal height of Chornohora summits by precise modern measurement technique. Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2020, 14(02), 156-165.

2. New Heights of the Highest Peaks of Polish Mountain Ranges. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 1446.

3. Altitude on Cartographic Materials and Its Correction According to New Measurement Techniques. Remote Sens. 2021, 13(3), 444.

4. Determining Peak Altitude on Maps, Books and Cartographic Materials: Multidisciplinary Implications. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 1111.

5. Peak-bagging and cartographic misrepresentations: a call to correction, Current Issues in Tourism.

Results

PEAK	Mountains	Mesoregions	Height
Lubomir	Makowski Beskid Mts	Beskidy	903.6
Czupel	Mały Beskid Mts	Beskidy	930.7
Lackowa	Low Beskid Mts	Beskidy	997.9
Radziejowa	Sącz Beskid Mts	Beskidy	1262.1
Skrzyczne	Silesian Beskid Mts	Beskidy	1258.1
Mogielica	Wyspowy Beskid Mts	Beskidy	1171.9
Babia Góra	Żywiecki Beskid Mts	Beskidy	1723.6
Turbacz	Gorce Mts	Beskidy	1309.9
Wysoka	Pieniny Mts	Beskidy	1049.3
Rysy	Tatra Mts	Beskidy	2499.0
Starobociański Wierch	West Tatra Mts	Beskidy	2175.7
Tarnica	Bieszczady	Bieszczady	1346.1
Jaworniki	Sanocko-Turczańskie Mts	Bieszczady	909.2
Skała Agaty	Świętokrzyskie Mts	Świętokrzyskie Mts	614.0
Łysica	Świętokrzyskie Mts	Świętokrzyskie Mts	613.6
Szeroka Mt	Bardzkie Mts	Sudety	766.3
Kłodzka Mt	Bardzkie Mts	Sudety	757.2
Postawna	Bialskie Mts	Sudety	1115.5
Brusek	Bialskie Mts	Sudety	1115.2
Rudawiec	Bialskie Mts	Sudety	1106.2
Jagodna	Bystrzyckie Mts	Sudety	977.2
Wysoka Kopa	Izerskie Mts	Sudety	1127.6
Okole	Kaczawskie Mts	Sudety	725.3
Folwarczna	Kaczawskie Mts	Sudety	724.7
Skopiec	Kaczawskie Mts	Sudety	720.7
Baraniec	Kaczawskie Mts	Sudety	720.1
Waligóra	Kamienne Mts	Sudety	934.3
Biskupia Kopa	Opawskie Mts	Sudety	889.8
Orlica	Orlickie Mts	Sudety	1084.5
Wielka Sowa	Sowie Mts	Sudety	1015.7
Szczeliniec Wielki	Stołowe Mts	Sudety	921.7
Borowa	Wałbrzyskie Mts	Sudety	853.4
Chełmiec	Wałbrzyskie Mts	Sudety	850.0
Kowadło	Złote Mts	Sudety	988.0
Śnieżka	Karkonosze	Sudety	1603.2
Ślęża	Ślęży Massif	Sudety	717.8
Śnieżnik	Śnieżnik Massif	Sudety	1423.0
Ostra Mała	Rudawy Janowickie	Sudety	944.8
Skalnik	Rudawy Janowickie	Sudety	944.5

"Hundred in the Crown"

Measurement and verification of the highest peaks of the Crown of Polish Mountains

"Hundred in the Crown" Project for the 100th anniversary of the AGH University of Science and Technology

Project Idea

Mystery of the Mountains

Results

Results

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"Hundred in the Crown" Project for the 100th anniversary of the AGH University of Science and Technology

Project Idea

Mystery of the Mountains

Results

Results

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