Vtacnik Mountains

Vtacnik Mountains
Vtáčnik
Mount Žarnov
Highest point
Peak	Vtáčnik (1,346 m)
Elevation	1,346 metres (4,416 ft)
Geography
Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
Country	Slovakia
States/Provinces	Trenčín and Banská Bystrica
Districts	Prievidza, Partizánske, Žarnovica and Žiar nad Hronom
Range coordinates	48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.583°N 18.583°E / 48.583; 18.583Coordinates: 48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.583°N 18.583°E / 48.583; 18.583
Parent range	Slovak Central Mountains
Borders on	List Strážov Mountains Žiar Kremnica Mountains Tribeč Štiavnica Mountains
Geomorphological units	Vysoký Vtáčnik, Nízky Vtáčnik, Župkovská brázda and Raj

The highest mountain of Vtáčnik

The Vtacnik Mountains, occasionally Vtáčnik Mountains (Slovak: Vtáčnik), is a range in central Slovakia, which forms part of the Slovak Central Mountains (Slovenské stredohorie) within the Inner Western Carpathians.

It is bordered in the west, north and northeast by the upper Nitra basin, Strážov Mountains and Žiar, in the east by the Kremnica Mountains and Žiar basin, and in the south by Tribeč and the Štiavnica Mountains.

It is divided further into these geomorphological units:

1. Vysoký Vtáčnik ("High Vtacnik")
2. Nízky Vtáčnik ("Low Vtacnik")
3. Župkovská brázda ("Zupkovska Furrow")
4. Raj ("Paradise Mountains")

The four highest mountains are: Vtáčnik (1,346 m), Biela skala (1,136 m), Buchlov (1,040 m), and Žiar (845 m).

Some of the towns or villages around or in Vtáčnik include: Prievidza, Nováky, Handlová, Prochot, Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, and Veľké Pole.

External links

• Media related to Vtáčnik at Wikimedia Commons