Biokovo is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

, located along the Dalmatia

Dalmatia

Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....

n coast of the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...

, between the rivers of Cetina

Cetina

Cetina is a river in southern Croatia. It has a length of and its basin covers an area of . Cetina descends from an altitude of 385 m at its source to the sea level when it flows into the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia....

 and Neretva

Neretva

Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...

. Its highest peak is Sveti Jure (Saint George), at 1762 m.a.s.l.

The 196 km² of its area is protected as a nature park

Nature park

A nature park is a landscape protected by means of long-term planning, use and agriculture. These valuable landscapes are preserved in their present state and promoted for touristic purposes....

.

It is sometimes referenced to as Bijakova, especially among inhabitants of the eastern side of the mountain.
When the weather is very clear, from the top of Biokovo it is possible to see Monte Gargano

Monte Gargano

Gargano is a historical and geographical Italian sub-region situated in Apulia, consisting of a wide isolated mountain massif made of highland and several peaks and forming the backbone of the Gargano Promontory projecting into the Adriatic Sea. The high point is Monte Calvo at . Most of the upland...

 in Italy, which is 252 km (156.6 mi) away.

Biokovo is one in a line of Dinaric Alps

Dinaric Alps

The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides form a mountain chain in Southern Europe, spanning areas of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro....

 stretching along the Dalmatian coast - northwest of it is Mosor

Mosor

Mosor is a mountain range in Croatia located near the town of Split on the Adriatic coast. It belongs to Dinaric Alps, and it stretches from the pass of Klis in the northwest to the Cetina River in the southeast....

 and southeast of it are Sutvid and Rilić

Rilić

Rilić is a village in the municipality of Kupres, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

. In the east, the Šibenik

Šibenik (mountain)

Šibenik is a mountain in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. Its highest peak is Veliki Šibenik at 1,314 m.a.s.l.-References:...

 runs in parallel.

External links

• Biokovo photos
• Biokovo at the Croatian Mountaineering Association
  Croatian Mountaineering Association
  The Croatian Mountaineering Association covers both mountaineering and a broad range of related activities. Unlike the majority of the international mountaineering associations, the Association's remit extends to speleology, climbing, orienteering and mountain rescue.The Association is responsible...