Batizovský štít

Batizovský štít (pol. Batyżowiecki Szczyt, ger. Botzdorfer Spitze, hung. Batizfalvi csúcs) is a 2,448 metres high double peak mountain in High Tatras in Slovakia. Batizovský štít, just like Batizovská dolina, Batizovské pleso or the village Batizovce are named after the local 13th century aristocrat Batiz (Botiz) from the Mariáš dynasty, who used to be the owner of Mengusovská or Batizovská dolina and established the village of Batizovce.

Batizovský štít
Highest point
Elevation	2,448 m (8,031 ft)
Prominence	107 m (351 ft)
Coordinates	49°09′55″N 20°07′26″E
Geography
Batizovský štít Location in Slovakia
Location	Poprad, Prešov, Slovakia
Parent range	High Tatras
Climbing
First ascent	Karol Jurzyca in 1900

Batizovský štít is not accessible for tourists by a marked trail, but 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, Končistá and Kačací štít.

First ascends

Summer: Karol Jurzyca and Jozef Galko-Rusnak (1900)

Winter: Zygmunt Klemensiewics and Jezry Maslanka (1909)^[1]

References

1. Bohuš, Ivan. (2010). Tatranské štíty a l̕udia. Bohuš, Ivan, 1957- (1. vyd ed.). Tatranská Lomnica: I & B. ISBN 978-80-969017-9-1. OCLC 780288056.