Choč Mountains
Encyclopedia
The Choč Mountains are a range of mountains in north-central Slovakia
, a portion of the Fatra-Tatra Area
of the Inner Western Carpathians. The range is 24 kilometers long and on average only 4 kilometers wide. Highest peak is Veľký Choč at 1 611 metres above sea level.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, a portion of the Fatra-Tatra Area
Fatra-Tatra Area
The Fatra-Tatra Area or the Tatra-Fatra Belt of core mountains is a part of the Inner Western Carpathians, a subprovince of the Western Carpathians. Most of the area lies in Slovakia with small parts reaching into Austria and Poland...
of the Inner Western Carpathians. The range is 24 kilometers long and on average only 4 kilometers wide. Highest peak is Veľký Choč at 1 611 metres above sea level.
Location
Choč Mountains are bordered:- in the northwest by the Oravská Highlands,
- in the northeast by the valley of the Podtatranská Brázda,
- in the east by the Western TatrasWestern TatrasThe Western Tatras are mountains in the Tatras, part of the Carpathian Mountains, located on the Polish-Slovak borders. The mountains border the High Tatras in the east, Podtatranská kotlina in the south, Choč Mountains in the west and Rów Podtatrzański in the north...
, - the south by the basin of the Podtatranská kotlinaPodtatranská kotlinaThe Podtatranská kotlina is a basin in northern Slovakia, part of the Fatra-Tatra Area, which belongs to the Inner Western Carpathians....
, - in the southwest by Greater FatraGreater FatraGreater Fatra or Veľká Fatra is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area. It is situated approximately among the towns of Ružomberok, Harmanec, Turčianske Teplice and Martin...
Highest Peaks
- Veľký Choč, 1611 metres
- Malý Choč, 1465 metres
- Prosečné, 1371 metres
- Holica, 1340 metres
- Lomná, 1278 metres