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Mountain · Western Tatras · Žilina region

Baníkov

2,178 m7,146 ft

Prominence: 265 m869 ft
Isolation: 3.5 km
Tonight: -5°CFair · Wind 11 km/h SE

Baníkov is a 2,178 m (7,146 ft) mountain in the Western Tatras, Žilina region, Slovakia.

All facts

Elevation: 2,178 m · 7,146 ft
Nearest higher peak: Baranec (2,184 m)
Range: Western Tatras
Region: Žilina region, Slovakia
Protected area: Tatra National Park
Coordinates: 49.1979° N, 19.7104° E

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3D map

Baníkov 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Baníkov terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Baníkov elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Baníkov weather

Tonight · Fair · -5°C (23°F) · Wind 11 km/h SE

Baníkov forecast for the summit, about 2,178 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,093 m.

Tonight-5°–11 km/h SEBase 1°
Today-5°-1°1.2 mm10 km/h SBase 1 / 5°
Sun-5°1°6.8 mm29 km/h SBase 1 / 7°
Mon-9°-3°2.7 mm12 km/h NWBase -2 / 3°
Tue-7°0°–5 km/h NWBase -1 / 7°
Wed-5°2°0.1 mm6 km/h NWBase 2 / 9°
Thu-5°-2°2.0 mm8 km/h NBase 2 / 5°
Fri-7°0°–6 km/h NEBase 0 / 7°
Sat-6°-3°0.1 mm5 km/h NBase 0 / 4°
Sun-7°-2°0.1 mm4 km/h WBase 0 / 5°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°

11.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

35.8%

Steep, 30–45°

48.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

3.7%

Steeper than 30°: 52.3% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,083 m low point 1,093 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 49.7%Grassland 45.4%Moss & lichen 3.3%Bare rock / sparse 1.4%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Baníkov summit.

Summit list 4

1Pachoľa2,167 m 0.7 km NW
2Plačlivô nad Vrecom2,130 m 0.9 km WNW
3Hrubá kopa2,166 m 0.9 km ENE
4Tri kopy2,136 m 1.4 km E

Where it sits

Where Baníkov sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Kasprowy WierchPeak · 1,987 m20 km E

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Print & wall

JPGBaníkov satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-14.

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,169 m at the summit; the official height is 2,178 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,178 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,169 m	-9 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,150 m	-28 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-14)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia