Pięciostawiańska Kopa (2121 m a.s.l.) is a distinctive rocky knoll closing off the Ice Ridge in the Slovak High Tatras, offering superb views over the Five Spis Lakes valley and the shimmering surface of Wielki Staw Spiski lying at its eastern foot. It is a rewarding destination for hikers who want dramatic alpine scenery without venturing onto the most technical terrain.
The landscape here is quintessentially Tatra — rugged ridges, glacially carved valleys, and an atmosphere of raw high-mountain wilderness. In summer the trails are accessible and well-marked, while in winter the slopes demand solid experience and proper winter mountaineering skills. The neighbouring summit of Pięciostawiańska Czuba is separated from the Kopa by the narrow Skrajny Lodowy Przechód passage.
How to reach the summitThe Slovak name of the peak honours Jozef Pfinn, a railway engineer and passionate advocate of Tatra tourism who, around the turn of the 20th century, controversially proposed building a rack-and-pinion cable railway up to Rysy — a plan that fortunately never came to pass.