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to the west. Most of the range, and all the highest peaks, are in Slovakia. The highest peak is
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3D scan of Lomnický peak, one of the highest mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains.
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animals and plant species are native to the High Tatras. They include the Tatras' endemic
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The 15 highest peaks of the High Tatras—all located in Slovakia—are:
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The High Tatras, having 29 peaks over 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
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in the entire 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) length of the
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are common in the High Tatras, this one is halfway up
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Mountain range along the border of Slovakia and Poland
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The first European cross-border 358: 1462:Landforms of Lesser Poland Voivodeship 1429: 1315:(Highest mountain ranges in Slovakia)" 798: 1381:High Tatra Mountains visualized in 3D 1222:— notable tourist mountain path/trail 1191:Gerlachovský štít (Gerlachovský Peak) 1376:Summitpost.org: High Tatra Mountains 402:, the only mountain ranges with an 386:, at 2,655 metres (8,711 ft). 183: 150: 13: 1247:Mountain Rescue Service (Slovakia) 1124:Line 99 from: Chabówka to Zakopane 14: 1488: 1371:TldTatry.sk: Tatra Cable Railways 1342: 830: 505:of the High Tatras includes: the 567: 182: 175: 149: 142: 41: 1354:Tatry.org: Tatry Open Directory 955:Veľké Žabie pleso (Mengusovské) 860:Veľké Žabie pleso (Mengusovské) 823:, 2452 meters tall, within the 389: 370:The mountain range borders the 1303: 1292: 919: 866: 354: 1: 1421:after the 2004 storm calamity 1285: 1264:Tatra National Park, Slovakia 1228:— highest waterfall in Poland 967:Nižné Bielovodské Žabie pleso 961:Vyšné Bielovodské Žabie pleso 825:Tatra National Park, Slovakia 460:critically endangered species 331:along the border of northern 1016: 87:2,655 m (8,711 ft) 7: 1452:Mountain ranges of Slovakia 1313:Najvyššie pohoria Slovenska 1259:Tatra National Park, Poland 1252: 1143:The area is well known for 468:Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica 49:Peaks, from left to right: 10: 1493: 1472:Geography of Žilina Region 1467:Geography of Prešov Region 1130: 347:. They are a range of the 304: 1447:Mountain ranges of Poland 1398: 1281:- named after High Tatras 1203:highest point of Slovakia 614: 518:yellow mountain saxifrage 426:in Slovakia in 1948, and 345:Lesser Poland Voivodeship 258: 237: 232:Lesser Poland Voivodeship 223: 209: 135: 130: 91: 81: 70: 65: 40: 26: 21: 990:Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy 562: 494:is common in the range. 430:Tatrzański Park Narodowy 251:Tatrzański Park Narodowy 47:Panorama of High Tatras. 1201:system. It is also the 1167:in Poland. The town of 984:Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy 815:highest point of Poland 1140: 1104:: Tatranská Lomnica - 1013: 905:Czarny Staw pod Rysami 863: 852: 841:Czarny Staw pod Rysami 603: 592: 580: 438:'s trans-border Tatra 422:Tatranský národný park 378:to the south, and the 367: 324: 316: 292: 244:Tatranský národný park 1138: 1004: 992:- 1,672 m, 15 m deep. 986:- 1,624 m, 51 m deep. 969:- 1,675 m, 21 m deep. 963:- 1,699 m, 25 m deep. 951:- 2,019 m, 10 m deep. 913:- 1,664 m, 79 m deep. 907:- 1,583 m, 76 m deep. 901:- 1,395 m, 51 m deep. 890:- 1,945 m, 54 m deep. 884:- 1,494 m, 17 m deep. 878:- 1,347 m, 20 m deep. 858: 838: 751:Veľká Litvorová veža 598: 586: 575: 470:). Predators include 428:Tatra National Park ( 420:Tatra National Park ( 362: 1199:Carpathian Mountains 980:- 1,686 m, 5 m deep. 957:- 1,921 m, 7 m deep. 862:lake in Žabia Valley 412:Carpathian Mountains 400:Southern Carpathians 376:Podtatranská kotlina 280:High Tatra Mountains 249:Tatra National Park— 242:Tatra National Park— 196:High Tatras (Poland) 166:Show map of Slovakia 1274:Tourism in Slovakia 1215:Vysoké Tatry (town) 1209:Places and services 1108:: Studený Potok or 1060:: Tatranská Lomnica 1056:: Starý Smokovec - 949:Veľké Spišské pleso 888:Veľké Hincovo pleso 799:Other notable peaks 472:Eurasian brown bear 111: /  1415:2009-03-26 at the 1386:2021-04-18 at the 1359:2011-06-25 at the 1141: 1080:: Štrbské Pleso - 1037:: Štrbské Pleso - 1014: 911:Wielki Staw Polski 864: 853: 839:Mountain lakes of 604: 593: 581: 522:Saxifraga aizoides 510:Tatra scurvy-grass 368: 199:Show map of Poland 66:Highest point 1269:Tourism in Poland 1197:, and the entire 1163:in Slovakia, and 1161:Tatranská Lomnica 1112:: Poprad-Tatry - 796: 795: 707:Malý Ľadový štít 634:Gerlachovská veža 621:Gerlachovský štít 615:Elevation (m|ft) 529:net-leaved willow 514:Cochlearia tatrae 440:biosphere reserve 384:Gerlachovský štít 374:to the east, the 272: 271: 115:49.167°N 20.133°E 75:Gerlachovský štít 51:Gerlachovský štít 1484: 1331: 1330: 1328: 1326: 1307: 1301: 1299:UNESCO preserves 1296: 1237:Black Lake Falls 1232:Mickiewicz Falls 1099: 1097: 1075: 1073: 1051: 1049: 1032: 1030: 944:Batizovské pleso 740:Malý Pyšný štít 609: 608: 533:Salix reticulata 372:Belianske Tatras 306: 299:: Vysoké Tatry; 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Gerlachovský štít
Batizovský štít
Rysy
Gerlachovský štít
Elevation
Coordinates
49°10′N 20°08′E / 49.167°N 20.133°E / 49.167; 20.133
High Tatras is located in Slovakia
High Tatras is located in Poland
Slovakia
Poland
Prešov Region
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Tatra National Park—Tatranský národný park
Tatra National Park—Tatrzański Park Narodowy
Parent range
Eastern Tatras
‹See Tfd›
German
Slovak
Rusyn
Polish
Hungarian
mountain range
Slovakia
Prešov Region
Poland
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Tatra Mountains

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