Lesser Poland, Poland/Slovakia
Rysy
Trip Guide & 3D Map
High Tatras · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Rysy is a 8,204 ft summit in the High Tatras (Poland/Slovakia). PeakAtlas rates it scramble (Class 2–3 scramble); best season is Jun–Sep. Permit required. Typical staging is Zakopane (10 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 8,204 ft
- Prominence
- 538 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Scramble
- Best season
- Jun–Sep
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Zakopane · 10 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
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As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Rysy, and what do you need before you go?
Rysy is listed as Class 2–3 scramble with a best season of Jun–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Class 2–3 scramble
- Best season
- Jun–Sep
- Access / staging
- Zakopane, Lesser Poland
How tall is Rysy, and where is it?
- Location
- Lesser Poland, Poland/Slovakia
- Elevation
- 8,204 ft
- Prominence
- 538 ft
- Mountain range
- High Tatras
- Difficulty
- Class 2–3 scramble
What makes Rysy notable?
Poland’s high point and one of the busiest High Tatras summit days from Zakopane.
Poland’s high point on the Slovak border — a very popular marked Tatra hike from Morskie Oko / Czarny Staw, with a slightly higher summit on the Slovak side.
After you check trip readiness for Rysy, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the High Tatras, Lesser Poland, Poland/Slovakia.
Closest places
- Zakopane — Lesser Poland via Morskie Oko road