The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains (Slovak: Vysoké Tatry; ; , Vysoki Tatry; ; ; ), are a mountain range along the border of northern Slovakia in the Prešov Region, and southern Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. They are a range of the Tatra Mountains chain. Description The mountain range borders the Belianske Tatras to the east, the Podtatranská kotlina to the south, and the Western Tatras to the west. Most of the range, and all the highest peaks, are in Slovakia. The highest peak is Gerlachovský štít, at . Biogeography The High Tatras, having 29 peaks over AMSL are, with the Southern Carpathians, the only mountain ranges with an alpine character and habitats in the entire length of the Carpathian Mountains system. The first European cross-border national park, Tatra National Park, was founded here with Tatra National Park (Tatranský národný park) in Slovakia in 1948, and Tatra National Park (Tatrzański Park Narodowy) in Poland in 1954. The contiguous parks protect UNESCO's trans-border Tatra biosphere reserve. Fauna Many rare and endemic animals and plant species are native to the High Tatras. They include the Tatras' endemic goat-antelope and critically endangered species, the Tatra chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica). Predators include Eurasian brown bear, Eurasian lynx, marten, wolf and fox. The Alpine marmot is common in the range. Flora Flora of the High Tatras includes: the endemic Tatra scurvy-grass (Cochlearia tatrae), yellow mountain saxifrage (Saxifraga aizoides), ground covering net-leaved willow (Salix reticulata), Norway spruce (Picea abies), Swiss pine (Pinus cembra), and European larch (Larix decidua). Peaks Highest peaks The 15 highest peaks of the High Tatras—all located in Slovakia—are: Other notable peaks Kriváň, 2494 meters, also called Slovakia's "most beautiful mountain" Rysy, the popular Polish−Slovak summit border crossing. Rysy has three peaks: the middle at 2,503 meters; the north-western at 2,499 meters; and the south-eastern at 2,473 meters. The north-western peak is the highest point of Poland. Slavkovský štít, 2452 meters tall, within the Tatra National Park, Slovakia Mountain lakes Major lakes Slovak lakes Štrbské pleso - 1,347 m, 20 m deep. Popradské pleso - 1,494 m, 17 m deep. Veľké Hincovo pleso - 1,945 m, 54 m deep. Polish lakes Morskie Oko - 1,395 m, 51 m deep. Czarny Staw pod Rysami - 1,583 m, 76 m deep. Wielki Staw Polski - 1,664 m, 79 m deep. Other lakes Slovak lakes Zmrzlé pleso Ťažké pleso Ľadové pleso Batizovské pleso