Veľká Fatra

mountain range in Slovakia

national park

Ostredok (1,596 m above sea level) is the highest hill of the Great Fatra, at the same time in the National Park Veľká Fatra. It lies in the main ridge of the mountain. It has two peaks, the main southern (1,596 m above sea level) and a few meters lower north (1,593 m above sea level). The peaks are luminous, providing an undisturbed circular view. The slopes of Ostredok are smoothly modeled, steep, in winter there is a danger of avalanche dropping.

mountain in Slovakia, Velká Fatra

Drienok is a mountain in the Greater Fatra Range of Slovakia measuring . The typical pyramidal shape of the mountain, which lies on the edge of the range, steeply rises over the Turiec valley and is easily recognizable from any direction. Under the summit there is an emblematic dead and dry tree.

Ploská is a mountain in the Hôlna Fatra part of the Greater Fatra Range in Slovakia measuring . It lies on the main ridge, to South it continues to Ostredok and Krížna mountains, to the North it divides into the lower western Turiec Ridge () and higher eastern Liptov Ridge (). It is unique by its large flat grass covered summit, the slopes are dangerous in winter because of frequent avalanches which have claimed many lives.

Rakytov is a mountain in the Liptov Ridge () of the Greater Fatra Range in Slovakia measuring . It has a regular pyramidal shape; the top of the mountain is deforested, in places with secondary Mountain Pine.

Borišov is a mountain in the Greater Fatra Range in Slovakia measuring 1,508.5 m (4,949.1 ft). Its summit is deforested, covered in grass. On the southern side there is one of the largest avalanche slopes in Slovakia. The Borišov National Nature Reserve protects a well-preserved primeval mountain forest on the northern side of the mountain.

Tlstá (meaning fat in Slovak) is a mountain in the Bralná Fatra part of the Greater Fatra Range, measuring . It is located over the Turiec Valley, rising steeply nearly above the valley bottom. It has rugged slopes with many rock spires and rock terraces under the grass-covered summit. With its well-preserved forests, rare plants and many karst caves in the massif, the mountain and its surrounding area were declared a National Nature Reserve in 1981, covering an area of . Together with the opposite Ostrá Mountain and Gader Valley beneath them, they create one of the most valuable and picturesq

valley in Slovakia