Rysy
Mountain
Countries	Poland, Slovakia
Range	High Tatras
Elevation	2,503 m (8,212 ft)
Coordinates	49°10′46″N 20°5′17″E / 49.17944, 20.08806
Geology	granite
Easiest access	hike
Ascented by	1840
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Prešov Region of Slovakia

Rysy (Hungarian: Tengerszem-csúcs, German: Meeraugspitze) is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, at the Polish-Slovak border. Rysy has three peaks: middle (2,503 m), north-western (2,499 m) and south-eastern (2,473 m). The north-western peak is the highest point of Poland, while the highest of the three peaks is just on the Slovak side of the border. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Rysy-2004-06-11. ... Mountain huts such as this one half way up Lomnický Å¡tít are a common sight in the High Tatras. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... For other uses, see granite (disambiguation). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 430 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,340 × 1,259 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Slovakia_-_outline_map. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 356 pixelsFull resolution (1721 × 765 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links PreÅ¡ov_Region_-_outline_map. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Mountain huts such as this one half way up Lomnický Å¡tít are a common sight in the High Tatras. ... This is a list of the extreme points of Poland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. ...

Name

One theory is that the Polish and Slovak name Rysy ("scratches", "crevices") comes from the series of gullies at the western slopes of the Žabie ridge. However, rysy may also mean Lynxes in Slovak language (sg. rys). For other uses, see Lynx (disambiguation). ...

The Hungarian name Tengerszem-csúcs as well as the German name Meeraugspitze signifies "Eye of the Sea"-peak and is derived from Morskie Oko (the Eye of the Sea), a glacial lake at the foot of the mountain. Morskie Oko is the largest and fourth deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains and is located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. ...

History

The first known ascent was made in 1840, by Ede Blásy and his guide, Ján Ruman-Driečny (the elder). The first winter ascent was completed in 1884 by Theodor Wundt and Jakob Horvay. It is claimed by some that Vladimir Lenin climbed the mountain some time in the early 1910s. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Lenin redirects here. ... // The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th Century. ...

Tourism

A sign marking the official border crossing between Slovakia and Poland, at 2,500 metres.

Rysy is the highest Tatra mountain available to individual tourists (without a guide). It is possible to ascend the peak from the Slovakian side starting at Štrbské pleso and passing the Chata pod Rysmi or from the Polish side coming from the Morskie Oko. Since 2000, there is a pedestrian border crossing at the peak, operating between 1st July and 30 September. Its opening hours are 7:00-19:00. At the altitude of 2,250 m on the Slovakian side there is a mountain chalet Chata pod Rysmi, which is open only during the summer season (from May till October). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1948x1795, 902 KB) The sign indicating the border between Slovakia and Poland, on Mt Rysy in the high Tatras mountains. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1948x1795, 902 KB) The sign indicating the border between Slovakia and Poland, on Mt Rysy in the high Tatras mountains. ... Å trbské Pleso is a settlement, a ski and health resort, in the High Tatras in Slovakia. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Border control Border crossing between Germany and The Netherlands Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders. ...

3D Panorama

• Hike to Rysy - WWW.SLOVAKIA3D.SK
  • pictures taken - 25.9.2007

External links

• Additional photos
• Rysy at Peakbagger.com
• Chalet below the Rysy peak
• Additional information including some photos