Zywiec Beskids
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Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the Outer Eastern Carpathians in southern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is the second highest range in Poland, after the Tatra Mountains
Tatra Mountains
The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra , are a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland, and are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains...
. The highest peak is Babia Góra (1,725 m) and Pilsko
Pilsko
Pilsko is the second highest mountain, , in the Żywiec Beskids mountain range, on the border between Poland and Slovakia. It is a popular hiking destination in summer and a skiing area in winter.-References:...
(1,557 m).