Dereše ( hu, Deres, 2,004 m) is the third highest peak of the
Low Tatra
The Low Tatras or Low Tatra ( sk, NÃzke Tatry; hu, Alacsony-Tátra) is a mountain range of the Inner Western Carpathians in central Slovakia.
It is located south of the Tatras proper, from which it is separated by the valleys of the Váh ...
range, in central
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. It is located on the way between the highest mountains of the range,
ÄŽumbier
ÄŽumbier (2,043 m or 6,703 ft) is the highest mountain in the Low Tatra range, in central Slovakia. Despite the remains of medieval mines (gold, iron, antimony), the massif is now protected as a part of the Low Tatras National Park.
The ea ...
and
Chopok
Chopok (2,024 m) is the third highest peak of the Low Tatra range (just after the neighboring ÄŽumbier and Å tiavnica mountains) in central Slovakia. The peak offers a panoramatic view of High Tatra, Liptov and the valley of Hron. There is a chal ...
in the east, and
Chabenec in the west. Dereše is a popular destination among
alpine skiers despite a high risk of avalanches.
The scenic trail on the top of Dereše is surrounded by hundreds of
cairn
A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word ''cairn'' comes from the gd, cà rn (plural ).
Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehis ...
s.
References
Mountains of Slovakia
Mountains of the Western Carpathians
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