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The climate of Lomnický štít belongs to the alpine climate (Köppen: ET), because the altitude of the weather station reaches 2,635 metres (8,645 ft).The annual average temperature is −2.9 °C (26.8 °F), the hottest month is 5.6 °C (42.1 °F) in August, and the coldest month is −10.6 °C (12.9 °F) in February; the annual precipitation is 1,902.4 millimetres (74.90 in), and the ...
Rysy has three peaks: the middle at 2,503 meters; the north-western at 2,499 meters; and the south-eastern at 2,473 meters. The north-western peak is the highest point of Poland. Slavkovský štít, 2452 meters tall, within the Tatra National Park, Slovakia
The highest peak, called Gerlachovský štít, at 2,655 m (8710 ft), is located north of Poprad, entirely in Slovakia. The highest point in Poland, Rysy , at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft), [ 1 ] is located south of Zakopane , on the border with Slovakia.
[1] [2] It is located at an altitude of 1,786 metres (5,860 ft) on the south-eastern slopes of Lomnický štít near Tatranská Lomnica. The observatory is named after a nearby mountain lake (Skalnaté pleso, literally: "Rocky Tarn").
The new Czechoslovak government changed the name to Štít legionárov (Legionnaires Peak) in honor of the Czechoslovak Legions in 1923, but the name was dropped in favor of the earlier Gerlachovský štít in 1932. [15] As a result of the Communist coup d'état in 1948, the mountain was renamed once more − to Stalinov štít (Stalin Peak) in ...
Either sort of parent of a typical very high-prominence peak such as Denali will lie far away from the peak itself, reflecting the independence of the peak. Most sources (and the table below) define no parent for island and landmass highpoints; others treat Mount Everest as the parent of every such peak with the world ocean as the "key col".
Topography of Europe. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically.. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
Observatory at the top of the peak Lomnický štít, at the altitude above sea level of 2,632 m (8,635 ft). The Slovak Academy of Sciences has been the most important scientific and research institution in the country since 1953. Slovaks have made notable scientific and technical contributions during history. [203]