Krzesanica

{{Short description|Mountain in Slovakia and Poland}}

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| name = Krzesanica

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| other_name = Kresanica

| photo = Krzesanica, widok od strony Ciemniaka.jpg

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| photo_caption = Krzesanica seen from Ciemniak

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| country = {{enum|Poland|Slovakia}}

| subdivision2_type = Regions

| subdivision2 = {{enum|Lesser Poland|Prešov}}

| parent = Western Tatras, Tatra Mountains

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| elevation_m = 2122

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| prominence_m = 323

| coordinates = {{coord|49|13|54|N|19|54|34|E|display=it}}

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{{commonscat|Krzesanica}}

Krzesanica ({{langx|sk|Kresanica}}) is a mountain in the Western Tatras mountain range, situated on the main ridge of the Tatras between Ciemniak and Małołączniak, on the border between Poland and Slovakia. At 2122 meters, it's the highest of the four peaks making up the Czerwone Wierchy group of peaks.{{Cite web |url=https://z-ne.pl/t,haslo,2635,krzesanica.html |title=Internetowa Wielka Encyklopedia Tatrzańska |author=Paryska Z., Paryski W. |website=z-ne.pl |language=pl}}"Tatry. Mapa panoramiczna" (1:28 000 map); ExpressMap Polska; 2024; {{ISBN|978-83-8355-165-4}}. It is also the highest limestone peak in Western Tatras and in Poland.{{cite summitpost|id=507433|title=Czerwone Wierchy}}{{Cite web |url=https://epimenides.sktj.pl/tatr_e.html|title =Caves in Western Tatras |website =epimenides.sktj.pl}}

The mountain is the namesake of a cliff located near the Hala plateau on King George Island.{{cite web |url=https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=116539 |title=Krzesanica |website=data.aad.gov.au}}

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