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Gerlachovský štít (translated into English as Gerlach Peak) is the highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the Carpathian mountain chain. Until the Treaty of Trianon it was Hungary's highest point. Usually listed at 2,655 metres (8,711 ft) above sea level, its exact elevation is actually 0.6 metres (2.0 ft) lower. The pyramidal shape of the massif is marked by a huge cirque. Gerlachovský štít has played a symbolic role in the eyes of the rulers and populations of several Central European nations, to the point that between the 19th and mid–20th century, it had four different names with six name reversals. It managed to be the highest mountain of the Kingdom of Hungary, and of the countries of Czechoslovakia and Slovakia within the span of only about two decades.

Gerlachovský štít shares its geology and ecology with the rest of the High Tatras, but provides a worthwhile environment for biologists as the highest ground anywhere in Europe north of the parallel linking approximately Munich, Salzburg, and Vienna. The mountain used to be particularly treasured as the loftiest point to climb to by Czechs, eastern Germans, Hungarians, Poles, and Slovaks during the period of restricted travel in the 20th century. It continues to attract its share of visitors although the local authorities have been continually adding new restrictions on access.