Kasprowy Wierch, Mountain summit in Tatra County, Poland.
Kasprowy Wierch is a summit at 1,987 meters elevation on the Polish-Slovak border in the Western Tatras. Four ridges meet here and create an exposed platform with views into valleys on both sides of the frontier.
The cable car to the summit opened in 1936 and was at that time the longest pendulum cable car in the world. Construction took two years and enabled easy access to this elevation in winter for the first time.
The name derives from Hala Kasprowa, the meadow at the foot of the peak, which folk tradition links to a highlander named or nicknamed Kasper. The summit is the most visited in the Tatras, up to 4,000 people a day in season. On 6 June 1997 John Paul II visited; a plaque at the upper cable-car station marks it.
The cable car brings visitors to the summit in two sections, with a midway station halfway up. Hiking trails also lead to the top, but require several hours of ascent and adequate fitness.
A weather station on the summit has recorded measurements for decades and helped research rare cloud formations. The station still operates today and provides weather data for the region.
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