Batizovský štít (pol. ''Batyżowiecki Szczyt'', ger. ''Botzdorfer Spitze'', hung. ''Batizfalvi csúcs'') is a 2,448 metre high

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. Batizovský štít, just like Batizovská dolina, Batizovské pleso or the village Batizovce is named after the local 13th century aristocrat Batiz (Botiz) from the Mariáš dynasty, who used to be the owner of Mengusovská or Batizovská dolina an
established the village of Batizovce
Batizovský štít is not accessible to tourists via a marked trail, but a trail passes around the Batizovské pleso lake under the mountain. The solid rock makes it one of the best climbing spots in High Tatras containing dozens of routes in different grades of difficulty. You can however find an official tourist trail leading close to the peak, offering astonishing views to

Gerlachovský štít Gerlachovský štít (, translated into English as ''Gerlachov Peak'', German: ''Gerlsdorfer Spitze'', Hungarian: ''Gerlachfalvi-csúcs''), informally referred to as Gerlach, is the highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the Carpat ...

, Končistá and Kačací štít.

First ascends

Summer: Karol Jurzyca and Jozef Galko-Rusnak (1900) Winter: Zygmunt Klemensiewics and Jezry Maslanka (1909)

References

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