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Lackowa
997 m a.s.l.
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Pułaski’s Banner
During the Bar Confederation the then treeless summit was used for signalling with flags between the confederates’ camps in Izby and Wysowa – hence the old name Chorągiewka Pułaskiego, Pułaski’s Banner. The original Lemko name, Łackowa, comes from the first name Łacko.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Lackowa (CC BY-SA)
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The steepest trail
A red trail runs up the western slope – the steepest section of marked trail in the Beskid Niski: it climbs 300 m within a single kilometre. Because of its height the mountain is jokingly called Police Mountain.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Lackowa (CC BY-SA)
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Where the Carpathians meet
The Beskid Niski stretches between the Tylicz Pass in the west and the Łupków Pass in the east. Its eastern edge is also the boundary between the Western and Eastern Carpathians. Slovaks call the range Nízke Beskydy.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Beskid Niski (CC BY-SA)
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Relief
The lowest point in the 8 × 8 km square around the summit lies at 448 m a.s.l. – 549 m below the peak. Terrain on the Slovak side of the border comes from the ÚGKK SR model, shifted to match the GUGiK data at the border.
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Trails
10 marked trails run through the 8 × 8 km square. 2 trails lead to the summit itself: 1 red and 1 yellow.
- red2
- blue4
- green2
- yellow2
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The summit
Lackowa (997 m a.s.l.) represents the Beskid Niski range in the Crown of Polish Mountains.