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Record SL-807841 · Wikidata Q845990

Kriváň

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Elevation
2,494 m
8,182 ft
Prominence
410 m
Isolation
6.8 km
Coordinates
49.1628° N, 20.0000° E
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Kriváň
KriváňWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Kriváň () is a mountain in the High Tatras, Slovakia, that dominates the upper part of the former Liptov County. Multiple surveys among nature lovers have ranked it as the country's most beautiful peak. Readily accessible along maintained marked trails and with the exceptional vistas afforded from its summit, it is the hikers' favorite mountain in the western part of the High Tatras. Kriváň has also been a major symbol in Slovak ethnic and national activism for the past two centuries. It has been referenced in works of art from 19th-century literature, through paintings, film documentaries, to a Polish rock track. A country-wide vote in 2005 selected it to be one of the images on Slovakia's euro coins.

First ascent

Date
1772
Andreas Jonas Czirbes, /
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Rameno Kriváňa 2,395 m NE 37° 0.3 km
Malý Kriváň 2,334 m S 167° 0.4 km
Krátka 2,375 m E 87° 1.0 km
Vyšná priehyba 1,982 m SW 245° 1.1 km
Jamská kopa 2,079 m SE 134° 1.2 km
Nad Pavlovou 1,922 m S 182° 1.4 km