Nižné Kačacie sedlo

Nižné Kačacie sedlo is a mountain saddle in Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region. Nižné Kačacie sedlo is situated nearby to the locality Gerlachovské spády, as well as near Železné spády.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gerlachovský štít and Rysy.

Gerlachovský štít

Peak

Gerlachovský štít

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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.

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.

Gerlachovská veža

Peak

Gerlachovská veža

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Gerlachovská veža is a mountain in the Northern ridge Zadni Gerlach in the main ridge of the Slovak High Tatras. From Veľká Litvorová veža it is separated by Nižná Gerlachovská lávka, and from the Malá Litvorová veža the mountain is bounded by Vyšná Lučivnianska lávka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rovienky and Nová Polianka.

Rovienky

Locality

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Rovienky is a locality.

Nová Polianka

Suburb

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Nová Polianka is a suburb.

Granátová stena

Locality

Granátová stena

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Granátová stena is a locality.

Nižné Kačacie sedlo

Type: Mountain saddle
Categories: mountain pass and landform
Location: Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.1657° or 49° 9′ 57″ north

Longitude

20.1211° or 20° 7′ 16″ east

Open location code

8GX2548C+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5568348338

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Hungarian to Polish—“Nižné Kačacie sedlo” goes by many names.

Hungarian: “Keleti-Kacsavölgyi-csorba”
Polish: “Kacza Przełęcz”
Polish: “Nižné Kačacie sedlo”
Polish: “Nižné Kačie sedlo”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gerlachovské spády and Železné spády.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kačací štít and Batizovský štít.

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