Dračie pazúry

Dračie pazúry is a peak in Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region. Dračie pazúry is situated nearby to the locality Zlomisková roveň, as well as near Železný kotol.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rysy and Eye of the Sea.

Rysy

Peak

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Rysy is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, eastern part of the Tatra Mountains, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia. Rysy has three summits: the middle at 2,501 m; the north-western at 2,500 m; and the south-eastern at 2,473 m.

Eye of the Sea

Lake

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Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea in English, is the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains, in southern Poland. It is located deep within the Tatra National Park in the Rybi Potok Valley, of the High Tatras mountain range at the base of the Mięguszowiecki Summits, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

Gerlachovský štít

Peak

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Gerlachovský štít, informally referred to as Gerlach, is the highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the Carpathian Mountains. Its elevation is usually listed at 2654.4 m above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Štrbské Pleso and Rovienky.

Štrbské Pleso

Suburb

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Štrbské Pleso is a ski, tourist, and health resort in the High Tatras, Slovakia located on the lake by the same name. With extensive parking facilities and a stop on the Tatra trolley and rack railway, it is a starting point for a host of popular hikes including to Kriváň and Rysy.