Slavkovský štít

Location in Slovakia

LocationTatra National Park, Poprad, Prešov, SlovakiaParent rangeHigh TatrasGeologyMountain typegraniteClimbingEasiest routehike

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. It can be reached by foot on a walking trail in about four and a half hours from Starý Smokovec. The first recorded ascent was by Juraj Buchholtz in 1664 and it took the group of 12 members 2 days, while only 4 of them reached the summit.^[1]

In 19th century it was considered to build Observatory and Meteorological Station on the summit together with a lift going up from Starý Smokovec. The project turned out to be technically unrealistic.^[2]

References

^ Renáta Nározná; Colin Saunders (27 July 2012). The High Tatras: Slovakia and Poland - Including the Western Tatras and White Tatras. Cicerone Press Limited. pp. 185–. ISBN 978-1-84965-486-9.
^ Mrázik, Fero (2014-07-24). "350 rokov od prvého výstupu na Slavkovský štít". TatryPortal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-12-03.