Pośrednia Kopka (1,305 m a.s.l.) is a forested sub-alpine summit in the Western Tatra Mountains of Poland, quietly tucked between the Kościeliska Valley and the Lejowa Valley. It is one of those rare Tatra peaks that remains genuinely off the beaten path — a place of dense woodland silence rather than mountain panoramas.
The peak is part of a small group called the Kościeliskie Kopki, alongside Przednia Kopka (1,113 m) and Zadnia Kopka (1,333 m). Its western slopes descend toward the Lejowa Valley and the Huty Lejowe meadow, the northern slopes meet the Biały Potok meadow, and the eastern flanks drop into the Wściekły Żleb ravine. Between Pośrednia Kopka and Przednia Kopka runs the deep gully of Jaroniec, through which the Jaroniec stream flows. On the north-eastern ridge sits a small meadow called Kopka, once part of the larger Hala Kopka pasture. The entire summit is blanketed in forest, giving it a hushed, almost secret atmosphere in every season.
How to reach the summitThe limestone rock forming Pośrednia Kopka is part of the so-called 'sub-alpine nappe' — a fascinating geological layer that was pushed northward from further south during the Cretaceous period, making this quiet forested hill a surprisingly rich chapter in the Tatra geological story.