Lomnica Peak (Lomnicky Peak)
Region: Prešov Region
District: Poprad
Tourist location: Tatras (Tatry) - tourist location
Mountains: Tatra Mountains
Eastern Tatras High Tatras
District: Poprad
Tourist location: Tatras (Tatry) - tourist location
Mountains: Tatra Mountains
Eastern Tatras High TatrasCategory: Mountain peaks in Slovakia
The first climb was made by a local shoe manufacturer and amateur miner Štefan Fábry around 1760-1790, but the first recorded ascent was made by the English traveler Robert Townson with a guide on August 16, 1793. He measured the altitude almost exactly - 2633 m. The first winter ascent was made in 1891. In the past it was also called "Grandfather". Before the 19th century, it was considered the highest peak in the High Tatras and in Slovakia, too.
There is also an observatory at the top of the Lomnica Peak, which is the workplace of the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The observatory was built between 1957 and 1962. It is the highest altitude 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 - see the image bellow. 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 Lomnicky 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).
Lomnica Peak (Lomnicky Peak) - places, nature, attractions nearby
