List of mountains in Slovakia

This is a list of mountains in Slovakia, that contains all mountains in the Slovak Republic sorted by alphabetical order.

The most predominant mountain regions in Slovakia are the Carpathians. Slovakia is a landlocked Central European country, with more mountainous regions in the north and flat terrain in the south.[1]

Highest peaks

Around 8,489 named mountains shape the landscape of Slovakia, which covers an area of 49,035 square kilometers (18,933 square miles), with peaks distributed throughout nearly the entire country, excluding the southwestern corner. Gerlachovský štít stands as Slovakia's highest and most distinguished mountain, reaching an elevation of 2,655 meters (8,711 feet) and a prominence of 2,356 meters (7,730 feet), ranking it among the ten tallest mountains in the Carpathian range.[2]

The Tatra Mountains, with 29 peaks higher than 2,500 metres (8,202 feet) AMSL, are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains. The Tatras occupy an area of 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi), of which the greater part 600 square kilometres (232 sq mi) lies in Slovakia. They are divided into several parts.[3]

List of mountains

Name Image Height (m) Height (ft) Location Range Note
Albínovská hora 177 581 Sečovce Eastern Slovak Hills  
Babia Góra 1,725 5,659 Polish/Slovak border Żywiec Beskids  
Baníkov 2,178 7,146 Žilina Region Western Tatras  
Black Mountain 1,029 3,376 Košice Region Slovak Ore Mountains
Borišov 1,509 4,952 Martin Veľká Fatra
Bystrá 2,248 7,375 Žilina Region Western Tatras Is the highest mountain in the Western Tatras.[4]
Chopok 2,024 6,640 Žilina Region Low Tatra Is the third highest peak of the Low Tatra range.[5]
Ciemniak 2,096 6,877 Polish/Slovak border Tatra Mountains and Carpathian Mountains Slovak sources list its elevation as 2,090 m.[6]
Cubryna 2,376 7,975 Polish/Slovak border High Tatras and Tatra Mountains One of the highest peaks in Poland.[7]
Czerwone Wierchy 2,122 6,962 Polish/Slovak border Western Tatras and Tatra Mountains
Dereše 2,004 6,575 Žilina Region Low Tatras Is the third highest peak of the Low Tatra range.[8]
Devínska Kobyla 514 1,686 Bratislava Little Carpathians Is the highest point of Bratislava.[9]
Drieňok 1,268 4,160 Turčianske Teplice Veľká Fatra
Gerlachovský štít 2,654 8,709 Prešov Region High Tatras Tallest mountain in Slovakia.[10]
Stratenec 1,509 4,951 Žilina Region Malá Fatra  

References

  1. ^ Vaškovský, Imrich; Vaškovská, Eugenia (1981). "The development of the natural landscape in Slovakia during the Quaternary". Biuletyn Peryglacjalny. 28: 249–258.
  2. ^ "Gerlachovský štít - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  3. ^ Krupa, Maciej (2004). The Tatra Mountains. Parma Press. ISBN 978-83-7419-011-4.
  4. ^ "Why You Need to Go Hiking in Slovakia's Tatra Mountains". Much Better Adventures Magazine. 2019-07-11. Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  5. ^ "Hiking". Zruby pod Chopkom. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  6. ^ Cywiński, Władysław (1996). Czerwone Wierchy, część zachodnia [Red Peaks, Western Part] (in Polish). Vol. 3. Poronin: Wyd. Górskie. ISBN 83-7104-011-3.
  7. ^ "Hiking". Zruby pod Chopkom. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  8. ^ "Dereše". derese.slovakian-mountains.eu. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  9. ^ "Protected Wildlife by the Morava | Green Bratislava". Visit Bratislava. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
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