Skalnaté Pleso

Skalnaté pleso is a lake located in the mountains in the north of . The highest wind speed ever recorded in was recorded here on 29 November 1965, when a wind with the speed of 78,6 m/s was recorded.
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  • Type: Lake (intermittent)
  • Description: lake
  • Also known as: “Skalnaté pleso”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lomnický štít and Skalnaté pleso Observatory.

Peak
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is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the mountains of . Connected by cable car to , its summit is 2,634 metres above sea level, making it the second highest peak in the High Tatras after .

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The is an astronomical and meteorological observatory located in the locality of the same name in the in , at coordinates and at an altitude of 1,786 metres on the south-eastern slopes of near .

Observatory
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tatranská Lomnica and Vysoké Tatry.

Suburb
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is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras.

Town
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, formally Mesto is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of in including all the major resorts in that region.

Locality
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is a small ski resort in the , in northern . It is connected by the Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular to the town of , which is in turn part of the Tatra Electric Railway.

Skalnaté Pleso

Latitude
49.1886° or 49° 11′ 19″ north
Longitude
20.232° or 20° 13′ 55″ east
Elevation
1,751 metres (5,745 feet)
Open location code
8GX256QJ+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 65398797
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q579576
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Satellite Map

Discover Skalnaté Pleso from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Skalnaté Pleso” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Скалістая плеса”
  • Czech: “Skalnaté pleso”
  • French: “Skalnaté pleso”
  • German: “Skalnaté pleso”
  • German: “Steinbachsee”
  • Hungarian: “Kő-pataki-tó”
  • Hungarian: “Kőpataki-tó”
  • Japanese: “スカルナテ・プレソ”
  • Polish: “Łomnicki Staw”
  • Slovak: “Skalnaté pleso”
  • Spanish: “Skalnaté pleso”
  • Ukrainian: “Скелясте плесо”
  • Ukrainian: “Скелясте Плесо”

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