Overview
Thim mountain is located on Chornohirsky "spine" near
Pip Ivan (which is also called by tourists White Elephant or Black Mountain)
In winter this summit is most beautiful with its strange stone sculptures made by nature. Also near Smotrych located the mountain with interesting name "Vyhatuy Cumin (Вухатий камінь)" in translation it means "stone with ears" through their sculptures from stones on top of the mountain.
Smotrych
Smotrych's Stones
Between earth and sky Road to Pip Ivan from Smotrych Getting There
You can get there by many paths, but most easy is from
Dzembronya village (to Dzembronya you can getting by this way: on bus to Verhovyna from Ivano-Frankivsk or Lviv and than to Dzembronya on hires transport, or hire bus in start point to village).
Smotrych from road to Dzembronya Monsters of rocks ) Red Tape
Is not any important red tepes near Smotrych (The border is far from the summit), most problem is just how to get there :-)
Camping
Most of tourists live on tents near summit, but also you can hire room in any master in Dzembronya, in Marсh 2011 it costs 40-50 grn/day (~5$)
Camping in morning light
External Links
Smotrych information on ukrainian
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Dzembronya information on ukrainian
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Video from places that I present (Dzembronya-Smotrych-Pip Ivan) :)
Weather
The weather is very changeable on Smotrych like in all Chornohirsky "spine" and not only in winter, but over the year!!!
Hot day...
...frosty night
Precatory words
If you love mountains is not mean that mountains love you too.
Be careful and good luck for all who go to the tops !!!
P.S. If You have any questions--ask here or by private message :-)
P.S.S. If something is wrong- sory for my bad English :)