Velické pleso

Velické pleso is a lake in Vysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region. Velické pleso is situated nearby to the locality Večný dažď, as well as near Granátová stena.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gerlachovský štít and Slavkovský štít.

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.

Slavkovský štít

Peak

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Slavkovský štít is the fourth highest mountain peak that can be reached on a marked trail in the High Tatra mountains in Slovakia. Its summit is 2452 metres above sea level.

Gerlachovská veža

Peak

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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 Vysoké Tatry and Stary Smokovec.

Vysoké Tatry

Town

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Vysoké Tatry, formally Mesto Vysoké Tatry is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region.

Stary Smokovec

Suburb

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Starý Smokovec is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras. Starý Smokovec is a popular resort for skiing and hiking. It also forms the junction of the Tatra Electric Railway train line, connecting Poprad, Tatranská Lomnica and Štrbské Pleso.