Turbacz – the highest peak of the Gorce Mountains, located in the central point of the range and creating a powerful ridge. According to most sources, it is 1310 m above sea level. It is made of Carpathian flysch. The mountain was already a destination for tourist expeditions in the 19th century. Seweryn Goszczyński describes it in his “Journey Diary to the Tatras” as follows: The view from Turbacz on all sides is wonderful, with the area it occupies and the wealth of variety. I have never seen a view like this in my life. The summit of Turbacz itself does not stand out in any way in its large, peaked dome. It was surrounded by a dense spruce forest, which is why it was devoid of views; there is a stone obelisk and an iron cross with the dates 1945–1985 on it. In the past, the summit was treeless and there were wide views from it. In 1832, you could see Kraków through a telescope. For most tourists, the name Turbacz is associated with the PTTK shelter building on Turbacz[6] standing on the vast Wolnica clearing (part of Hala Długa). For several years, after the forest was destroyed by a storm, the summit has once again offered a view to the north and west. The slopes of Turbacz witnessed many partisan fights during World War II and after its end. Units had their hideouts here, and the shelter was an important contact point and refuge for patriots in hiding. The most famous figure closely associated with Turbacz is Józef Kuraś, pseudonym "Orzeł", and later pseudonym "Ogień", a partisan and commander fighting first against the Germans, and then against the Soviet communists. Located below the peak, at an altitude of 1283 m, the PTTK shelter on Turbacz is an impressive stone building with two perpendicular wings with an arcade entrance and a soaring roof with mansards, covered with shingles (over 100 beds), opened in 1958 (designed by Anna Górska). There is an RTV and mobile phone transmitter near the shelter. The peak of Turbacz itself is a 5-minute walk from the shelter. It is not very popular with tourists, unlike the PTTK shelter. In front of the shelter is the largest junction of hiking trails in the Gorce Mountains (which is related to the keystone nature of the Turbacz massif); from the terrace in front of the entrance there is a vast panorama of the Pieniny and Tatras above the hills of the Spisko-Gubałowskie Foothills - from the Bielskie Tatras with Hawrań through the High Tatras with Łomnica, Gerlach, Wysoka and Świnica to the Western Tatras with Kasprowy Wierch, Bystra and Banówka. The #King of the Mountains challenge is a project aimed at promoting the campaign - the Crown of Polish Mountains, which includes the 28 highest peaks of individual mountain ranges in Poland. The Crown of Polish Mountains aims not only to relieve the most popular mountains, led by the Tatras, and popularize many other attractive, but unknown ranges, but also to thoroughly explore these regions of the country, with their history, nature, geological past and contemporary culture. The #King of the Mountains challenge aims to introduce viewers to the individual peaks included in the KGP, creating video guides, as well as the website www.niechtoszlak.info with descriptions of all 28 peaks, practical information and interesting facts. A Qr code has been placed on each peak, after scanning which a page with a film will be displayed, which was created for all those who want to become Kings of the Mountains and conquer the peaks belonging to the Crown of Polish Mountains. Join the challenge, conquer the peaks, take photos and tag #KingoftheMountains #NiechToSzlak #NiechToGóry Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ inaudio - MokkaMusic - Soft Lights