Ornak
Sign in to savethumb|240px|From top: Ciemniak, Ornak, Trzydniowiański Wierch thumb|240px|Eastern slopes of Ornak, with Kamienista in the background thumb|240px|Western slopes of Ornak thumb|240px|Ornak ridge Ornak is a mountain ridge, part of the northern arête of in the Polish Western Tatras. It separates from .
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- Origin of the name
- Topography
- Description
- Hiking trails
- References
thumb|240px|From top: Ciemniak, Ornak, Trzydniowiański Wierch thumb|240px|Eastern slopes of Ornak, with Kamienista in the background thumb|240px|Western slopes of Ornak thumb|240px|Ornak ridge Ornak is a mountain ridge, part of the northern arête of in the Polish Western Tatras. It separates from .
== Origin of the name == The origin of the name Ornak is unknown. In 16th-century mining documents, it appears as Hornok. The ridge likely took its name from , a former pasture on its slopes. According to folk etymology, the name derives from the Podhale dialect word oreł (eagle), tied to a legend of an eagle carrying a seven-year-old boy aloft and dropping him to his death. However, the true etymology of the pasture and ridge remains unclear.
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