Popradské pleso

Popradské pleso
Location High Tatras
Type moraine-dammed
Primary inflows Underground
Basin countries Slovakia

Popradské pleso (once called Rybie pleso) is a mountain lake of glacial origin located in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is situated right on the path of Tatranská magistrála, at an altitude of 4,901 ft (1,494 m).

Popradské pleso is one of the most visited spots in High Tatras and a starting point for many popular hikes including to Rysy and Kôprovský štít. Near to the lake there is Symbolic Cemetery, built in a memory of the victims of the High Tatras.

Coordinates: 49°09′11″N 20°04′49″E / 49.1531°N 20.0803°E / 49.1531; 20.0803

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