Štiavnica, Mountain summit in Nízke Tatry, Slovakia.
Štiavnica is the second-highest summit of the Nízke Tatry at 2,025.3 m, in the Ďumbierske Tatry above Liptovský Ján. Its northern side drops in 500 m high walls, while the gentler southern slopes are covered with a field of granite boulders. It forms the eastern end of the Ďumbier ridge, just north of Chata generála Milana Rastislava Štefánika.
Štiavnica is the second-highest summit of the Nízke Tatry at 2,025 m, in the Ďumbier massif of the Ďumbierske Tatry. It lies about 1 km north of Chata generála Milana Rastislava Štefánika, in the cadastral territory of Liptovský Ján, Žilina Region. A shallow saddle separates it from Ďumbier to the west; the whole summit lies within the Národná prírodná rezervácia Ďumbier.
The summit lies in the Ďumbier massif of the Nízke Tatry, within the Národná prírodná rezervácia Ďumbier, and the same-named stream rises on its southern slopes, flows around the massif to the east and reaches the Váh. The peak is the highest in the range lying outside the main ridge, and the ridge trail from Krúpovo sedlo to Chata generála M. R. Štefánika passes below it.
No marked trail reaches the summit; the easiest route follows the ridge from Ďumbier, about 1 km west, over a shallow saddle. The whole peak lies within the Ďumbier National Nature Reserve, and the summit is currently closed to hikers for nature protection. The main ridge trail instead runs from Krúpovo sedlo to Chata generála M. R. Štefánika at the southern foot.
Štiavnica is the highest peak in the Low Tatras that lies off the main ridge, separated from Ďumbier by a shallow saddle. Its summit is closed to hikers for nature protection, and the whole mountain lies within the Ďumbier National Nature Reserve.
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