Kresanica, Mountain summit in Western Tatras, Poland.

Krzesanica is the highest summit of the Czerwone Wierchy in the main ridge of the Western Tatras, on the Polish-Slovak border, reaching 2,122 m. Its top is an almost level, stony platform about 100 m long. To the north it drops some 200 m into the Mułowy Kocioł, while the southern side falls away as a gentle grassy slope.

Krzesanica's name was recorded by Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski in 1891, who wrote that the north wall looked "as if carved" (skrzesana), giving the peak its name. The first recorded winter ascent took place in 1908. In the 19th century the summit was already described by Maria Steczkowska (1858), Eugeniusz Janota (1860) and Karl Kolbenheyer (1876).

The name comes from the northern face, called krzesana (hewn), as Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski noted in 1891. The summit is a nearly flat, stony platform about 100 m long; the red ridge trail from Ciemniak to Kopa Kondracka crosses it in about 1:05 h. The first recorded winter ascent was in 1908.

The red ridge trail runs from Cudakowa Polana in the Kościeliska Valley over Ciemniak and Krzesanica to Kasprowy Wierch; the stretch from Ciemniak to Kopa Kondracka takes about 1:05 h one way and 1:15 h back. A blue trail climbs from Kościelisko-Gronik via Przysłop Miętusi and Małołączniak. The summit lies on the Polish-Slovak border inside Tatra National Park, and the caves near the top are closed to tourists.

The summit is a nearly level, stony platform about 100 metres long. On its northern side it drops roughly 200 metres into the Mułowy Kocioł cirque, while the southern slope is gentle and grassy. The name comes from this northern wall, described in 1891 by Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski as "krzesana" — hewn.