High Tatras
Vysoké Tatry, Tatry Wysokie
Mountain Range
Panorama of High Tatras, mountains from left to right: Gerlachovský štít, Batizovský štít, Kačací štít, Končistá, Gánok, Vysoká, and Rysy
Countries	Slovakia,  Poland
Part of	Eastern Tatras
Highest point	Gerlachovský štít
- elevation	2,655 m (8,711 ft)
- coordinates	49°10′N 20°08′E / 49.167, 20.133
Location of the High Tatras in Slovakia and Poland
Location of the High Tatras in the Western part of the Prešov Region

High Tatras or High Tatra (Slovak and Czech: Vysoké Tatry, Polish: Tatry Wysokie) are a mountain range on the borders between Slovakia and Poland. Gerlachovský štít ( translated into English as Gerlachov Peak, Gerlachovský Peak or Gerlach Peak) is the highest peak in the High Tatras Batizovský štít is a double-peak 2448 metres high mountain in the High Tatras in Slovakia. Rysy (Tengerszem-csúcs Meeraugspitze is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, at the Polish - Slovak border Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Eastern Tatras form part of the European Tatra Mountains range in Poland and Slovakia. Gerlachovský štít ( translated into English as Gerlachov Peak, Gerlachovský Peak or Gerlach Peak) is the highest peak in the High Tatras The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland They are a part of the Eastern Tatras Mountains. The Eastern Tatras form part of the European Tatra Mountains range in Poland and Slovakia.

Description

The High Tatras, with their 11 peaks over 2500 m AMSL, are, together with the Southern Carpathians, the only mountain ranges with an alpine character in the whole 1200 km length of the Carpathian Mountains. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the The Southern Carpathians (Carpaţii Meridionali also called the Transylvanian Alps, are a group of Mountain ranges which divide central and southern Romania The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (Carpaţi Czech, Polish and Slovak: Karpaty; Ukrainian: Карпати

The major part and all the highest peaks of the mountains are situated in Slovakia. The highest peak is Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 m. Gerlachovský štít ( translated into English as Gerlachov Peak, Gerlachovský Peak or Gerlach Peak) is the highest peak in the High Tatras Many rare and endemic animals and plant species are native to the High Tatras. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere Large predators, such as the bear, Eurasian lynx, marten, wolf and fox live there. The Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized cat native to European and Siberian forests where it is one of the predators For the Wiltshire village see Marten Wiltshire. For the town in Bulgaria see Marten Bulgaria. The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora A fox is an Animal belonging to any one of about 27 Species (of which only 12 actually belong to the Vulpes genus or 'true foxes' of small

The area is well known for winter sports. A winter sport is a Sport commonly played during Winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on Snow or Ice, but informally can refer Ski resorts include Štrbské pleso, Starý Smokovec and Tatranská Lomnica in Slovakia and Zakopane in Poland. Štrbské pleso ( Hungarian: Csorbató or Csorba-tó, German: Tschirmer See, Polish: Szczyrbskie jezioro Starý Smokovec (Ótátrafüred Altschmecks Stary Smokowiec is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras. Tatranská Lomnica is a town in the Slovakian part of the High Tatras mountains Zakopane is a town in southern Poland with some 28000 inhabitants (2004 situated in Lesser Poland Province since 1999 (in 1975–98 it was part of Nowy The town of Poprad is the gateway to the Slovak Tatra resorts. Poprad is also the name of a river in Slovakia and Poland (see Poprad River) Poprad ( Poprád Deutschendorf is a

The first European cross-border national park was founded here - Tatra National Park - Tatranský národný park in Slovakia in 1948 and Tatrzański Park Narodowy in Poland in 1954. Tatra(s National Park (Tatranský národný park abbr TANAP is one of the nine national parks in Slovakia. Tatra National Park (Tatrzański Park Narodowy abbr TPN is a National Park located in the Tatra mountains in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern

Peaks

Highest peaks

The alpine character of the High Tatras attracts mountaineers

Mountain huts such as this one half way up Lomnický štít are a common sight in the High Tatras. A mountain hut (also known as alpine hut, mountain shelter, and mountain hostel) is a building located in the mountains intended to provide food and Lomnický štít (Lomnický peak is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains in Slovakia.

The 15 highest peaks of the High Tatras - all located in Slovakia - are:^[1]

Notable peaks

• Kriváň (Slovakia's "most beautiful mountain")
  
• Rysy (popular Polish−Slovak summit border crossing)

Mountain lakes

Major lakes

• Morskie Oko - 1,395 m, 51 m deep. Gerlachovský štít ( translated into English as Gerlachov Peak, Gerlachovský Peak or Gerlach Peak) is the highest peak in the High Tatras Lomnický štít (Lomnický peak is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains in Slovakia. Kriváň ( is a mountain in the High Tatras, Slovakia, that dominates the upper part of the former Liptov County Rysy (Tengerszem-csúcs Meeraugspitze is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, at the Polish - Slovak border Morskie Oko (Slovak Morské oko; literally "Eye of the Sea" is the largest and fourth deepest Lake in the Tatra Mountains.
• Czarny Staw pod Rysami - 1,583 m, 76 m deep. Czarny Staw pod Rysami (Black Lake below Mount Rysy is a mountain lake on the Polish side of Mount Rysy in the Tatra mountains.
• Wielki Staw Polski - 1,664 m, 79 m deep.
• Štrbské pleso - 1,347 m, 20 m deep. Štrbské pleso ( Hungarian: Csorbató or Csorba-tó, German: Tschirmer See, Polish: Szczyrbskie jezioro
• Veľké Hincovo pleso - 1,945 m, 54 m deep.

Veľké Žabie pleso (Mengusovské) lake in Žabia Valley

Other lakes

• Zmrzlé pleso
• Ťažké pleso
• Ľadové pleso
• Batizovské pleso
• Veľké Spišské pleso - 2,019 m, 10 m deep.
• Veľké Žabie pleso (Mengusovské) - 1,921 m, 7 m deep
• Vysne Bielovoeske Zabie pleso - 1,699 m, 25 m deep.
• Nizne Bielovodske Zabie pleso - 1,675 m, 21 m deep.
• Czarny Staw Gąsienic - 1,624 m, 51 m deep.

Panorama of the High Tatras from Poprad

Notable people

Ludwig Greiner identified Gerlachovský Peak as the summit of the Tatras, Carpathians. Poprad is also the name of a river in Slovakia and Poland (see Poprad River) Poprad ( Poprád Deutschendorf is a Ludwig Greiner was an influential 19th-century forest and lumber industry management expert who improved the effectiveness of woodland valuation methods in the Kingdom Gerlachovský štít ( translated into English as Gerlachov Peak, Gerlachovský Peak or Gerlach Peak) is the highest peak in the High Tatras The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (Carpaţi Czech, Polish and Slovak: Karpaty; Ukrainian: Карпати

See also

• Gorals
• Tatra Mountains
• Tatra National Park
• Vysoké Tatry (town)

References

• The Tatras: High, Western, Bela's (1:50,000 hiking map) BBKart/Marco Polo 2005.

External links

• Official site of the town of High Tatras
• Tatry Open Directory
• Tatra Cable Railways
• High Tatras at Summitpost.org

Images:

• Various maps of the High Tatras at VysokeTatry.com
• High Tatras calamity on 19 November, 2004: villages of High Tatras after the storm