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Gerlach Peak
Gerlach Peak South face of Gerlach Peak, in the High Tatra range of the Carpathian Mountains, Slovakia.

Gerlach Peak

mountain, Slovakia
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Also known as: Gerlachovka, Gerlachovský Štít, Gerlachovský Peak, Stalin Peak
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Also called:
Gerlachovka
Formerly (1949–61):
Stalin Peak

Gerlach Peak, highest peak (8,711 feet [2,655 metres]) of the Carpathian Mountains and of Slovakia. It is in the High Tatra range near the Polish border.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.