Babia Góra National Park (Polish: Babiogórski Park Narodowy) is one of 23 national parks in Poland. It is located in the southern part of the country, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, on the border with Slovakia. The park's headquarters are in Zawoja. A Nature Reserve covering an area similar to the modern-day national park was created in 1933. The national park itself was officially established on October 30, 1954. Since 1976, UNESCO has designated it as a biosphere reserve.
The park covers an area of 33.92 square kilometers (13.10 square miles), about 85% of which is covered by forests. It includes the northern and part of the southern side of the Babia Góra massif. The massif's main peak, known as Diablak, is the highest point of the Orava Beskids mountain range at 1,725 meters (5,659 feet). The Slovak side of the massif is primarily part of the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area.
Fauna
- 105 types of birds, such as woodpeckers and eagle owls
- Animals like deer, lynx, wolves, and bears
- Insects, particularly beetles, including some that are found only in this area
Gallery
- Babia Góra (1725 m), the tallest mountain in the national park
- The top of Babia Góra
- A view of Babia Góra from Mosorny Groń
- A forest area within the Babia Góra National Park
- A hiking path on a mountain
- The landscape of Beskid Żywiecki
- A sight of Babia Góra and Pilsko from Rysianka
- Campanula polymorpha
- The Ostoja Babiogórska Nature Reserve, home to alpine plants
- A walking path through a forest
- Babia Góra during early morning
- A sunset over Ostoja Babiogórska