Pientkuľa (also known as Jaworzyna, 1045 m a.s.l.) is a forested border peak in the Żywiec-Orava Beskids, sitting right on the Polish-Slovak boundary — and on the Great European Watershed, where rainwater decides whether to flow toward the Baltic or the Black Sea. It is a quiet, atmospheric summit that rewards those who appreciate nature over panoramas.
The peak is today fully covered in dense forest, giving it a calm, almost meditative feel in every season. In the past, its south-western slopes were dotted with large mountain clearings — Pokrzywniaczka, Piętkula, Dolna and Górna Wyrobniówka, Morówka and Zielona nad Piekówką — now slowly being reclaimed by the trees. The summit lies along a ridge between the Glinka Pass (845 m) and Krawców Wierch (1071 m), making it a natural waypoint on a longer ridge walk.
How to reach the summitThe Slovak name Pientkuľa comes from the old pasture clearing called 'Piętkula' that once spread across these slopes — a quiet reminder of the pastoral life that shaped this corner of the Beskids for centuries.