Volovcovo sedlo

Volovcovo sedlo is a mountain saddle in Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region and has an elevation of 2,180 metres. Volovcovo sedlo is situated nearby to the locality Hińczowa Zatoka, as well as near Ucho.

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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.

Veľké Hincovo pleso

Lake

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Veľké Hincovo pleso is the biggest and deepest mountain lake of glacial origin in the High Tatras, Slovakia. The maximum depth is 53 metres. Its surface remains frozen for around 270 days per year.

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.