Skalnaté pleso
Skalnaté pleso is a lake in Slovakia and has an elevation of 1,751 metres. Skalnaté pleso is situated nearby to the locality Cmiter, as well as near Hrebienok.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skalnaté Pleso and Skalnaté pleso Observatory.
Skalnaté Pleso
Lake
Skalnaté pleso is a lake located in the High Tatras mountains in the north of Slovakia. The highest wind speed ever recorded in Slovakia was recorded here on 29 November 1965, when a wind with the speed of 78,6 m/s was recorded.
Skalnaté pleso Observatory
Photo: Juloml, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Skalnaté pleso Observatory is an astronomical and meteorological observatory located in the locality of the same name in the High Tatra Mountains in Slovakia, at coordinates and at an altitude of 1,786 metres on the south-eastern slopes of Lomnický štít near Tatranská Lomnica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cmiter and Hrebienok.
Hrebienok
Locality
Photo: Bubamara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hrebienok is a small ski resort in the Tatra Mountains, in northern Slovakia. It is connected by the Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular to the town of Starý Smokovec, which is in turn part of the Tatra Electric Railway. Hrebienok is situated 3½ km south of Skalnaté pleso.
Strelecké polia
Locality
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Strelecké polia is a locality, which is situated 3½ km west of Skalnaté pleso.
Skalnaté pleso
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Csorba-tó”, “Csorbató”, and “Skalnate pleso”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.18866° or 49° 11′ 19″ northLongitude
20.23235° or 20° 13′ 57″ eastElevation
1,751 metres (5,745 feet)Open location code
8GX256QJ+FWGeoNames ID
723605
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Skalnaté pleso” goes by many names.
- German: “Tschirmer See”
- Hungarian: “Kő-pataki-tó”
- Polish: “Szczyrbskie jezioro”
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Localities in the Area
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