Lomnický štít
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Lomnický štít (English: Lomnica Peak[1][2] or Lomnický Peak[3][4], Hungarian: Lomnici-csúcs, German: Lomnitzer Spitze, Polish: Łomnica) is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia. Connected by cable car to Tatranská Lomnica, its summit is 2,634 metres (8,642 ft) above sea level, making it the second highest peak in the High Tatras after Gerlachovský štít (2654 m).
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Lomnický štít | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,634.4 m (8,643 ft) |
Prominence | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°11′45″N 20°12′46″E |
Naming | |
Nickname | Lomničák |
Geography | |
Location | Tatra National Park, Poprad, Prešov, Slovakia |
Parent range | High Tatras |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Štefan Fábry, around 1760-1790 |
Easiest route | cable car |
Local shoemaker and amateur miner Jakab Fábry stated he made an ascent around 1760–1790, but the first recorded ascent was made by the English traveler Robert Townson and guide on 16 August 1793. He measured the elevation of the peak to be 2633 m, a meter below the actual elevation.[5] The first winter ascent was made in 1891.
In the past, Lomnický štít was called as Vater (Father), Grossvater (Grandfather), Königsberg (King's Mountain), Królowa Tatr and Królowa Tatrzańska (Princess of the Tatra), Petra altissima kesmarkiensis and allerhöchster Kaisermärkerfels (Highest cliff of Kežmarok), höchste Kaisermärker Spitze (Highest peak of Kežmarok), késmárki hegyek (Hills of Kežmarok), Kesmarker Spitze or Lumnitzer Spitze (Peak of Kežmarok or Peak of Lomnica)[citation needed].
Since 1940, tourists have reached the peak by cable car. They are allowed to stay on the peak for 50 minutes. The cable car system is normally closed in the month of May for annual maintenance. It is also possible to climb the peak from Lomnický Saddle, but this is only permitted with a mountain guide.
There is a solar observatory and weather station permanently staffed year round at the terminus of the cable car.