Gerlachov Peak (Gerlach, Gerlachovský štít)
Gerlachov Peak sits in the High Tatras of the Carpathians, which is a huge mountain chain that serves as home for the largest European populations of brown bears, wolves, lynxes, and chamois, mostly living in Romania.
The Carpathians also have over one third of all European plant species.
Country: Slovakia
Mountain Range: High Tatras, Carpathians
Elevation: 8,709 feet / 2,654 meters
First Ascent: 1834 by Ján Still
Fun Fact: Gerlachov is the highest peak in the High Tatra mountain range in Slovakia, and in the entire vast Carpathian mountain chain.
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