Lomnický peak (Lomnický Štít)

Region: Region Prešov
District: Poprad
Tourist location: Tatras (Tatry) - tourist location
Mountains: Tatras (Tatry)

Lomnický Peak (Lomnický štít) - High Tatras - Slovakia

Lomnický štít (Lomnický peak) 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 2634 metres above sea level, making it the second highest peak in the High Tatras after Gerlach Peak (Gerlachovský štít) (2654 m).

The first ascent was made by local shoemaker and amateur miner Štefan Fábry around 1760-1790, but the first recorded ascent was made by the English traveler Robert Townson and guide on 16 August 1793. He measured almost precisely the elevation of the peak at 2633 m. The first winter ascent was made in 1891. In the past, Lomnický štít was called Dedo ("Grandpa"). Before the 19th century, the peak was also thought to be the highest of all. The observatory, located at the top of Lomnický Peak, is at the highest level observatory in Slovakia.

Access to Lomnický peak (Lomický Štít)

Lomnický peak is connected with the Tatranska Lomnica (tourist center - the city part of the town High Tatras) by cable-car. From Tatranská Lomnica you can go to Rocky Mountain Lake (Skalnaté pleso) - by cable-car (K4, K15 - image bellow) or by hiking trail. From Rocky Mountain Lake (Skalnaté pleso) then to Lomnický peak (Lomický Štít) by cabin cable-car (VL). This cabin cable-car was the most modern in Europe at the time of its opening (1940). You can spend a maximum of 50 minutes on the Lomnický peak.

It is also possible to get to Lomnický štít from the Lomnické sedlo (Lomnické saddle) - it is situated above Skalnaté pleso lake, but the climb is allowed with the mountain guide only. The Lomnické sedlo can be reached by a hiking trail or by a cable car from Skalnaté pleso (Rocky Mountain Lake) (SL).