Shelf (1369 m a.s.l., Orava Beskids)

About peak Shelf

Polsko

Logged on Vrcholovka 15x in total. Vrchol Shelf was added here by Petr H. and info was completed by Petr H., Pája, Martin Matějka a Rastislav Biarinec.

Shelf is part of challenge: Orava Basin

The northernmost point of Slovakia until 1920 and in the years 1939-1945. In the past, the nearly millennium-long Slovak-Polish, or the Hungarian-Halič border, when on June 28, 1920 the territory annexed by the Poles was listed and Czechoslovakia had to cede 27 North Slovak municipalities to Poland. In the tourist trail, you can still find fallen border stones that were re-established here under the Slovak state in the years 1939-1945.

Chalet/accommodation

There is no chalet on the peak.

Stroller access

Peak is not stroller accessible.

Views

Beautiful views of the Western Tatras, as well as Mala Fatra.

Cable car

There is no cable car to this peak.

Equipment

No special equipment is required for this summit.

Accessibility

Peak is freely accessible.

Nearest peaks: Cupel (1236 m,  1 km) Czernic (1328 m,  1.2 km) Golden Grape (1247 m,  1.4 km) Kiczorka (1298 m,  2.1 km) Pekelnícka (Vyšný Sihlec) (1121 m,  2.5 km) Hlavniak SV (1094 m,  3 km) Główniak (1093 m,  3.4 km)

Routes nearby

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