Chočské vrchy
| Chočské vrchy | ||
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 View of the Veľký Choč |
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| Highest peak | Veľký Choč ( 1611 m nm ) | |
| location | Slovakia | |
| part of | Western Carpathians | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 19 ° 20 ′ E | |
Chočské vrchy ( Slovak plural; German also Chočgebirge ) is a mountain range in Slovakia .
Location, boundary and subdivision
The mountains are located in the north of the country and belong to the northern part of the geomorphological Fatra-Tatra area. It is located on the territories of the Dolný Kubín , Ružomberok and Liptovský Mikuláš districts and on the border of the historical Liptov and Orava regions .
The mountains are limited
- in the northwest of the Oravská vrchovina ,
- in the northeast of the Podtatranská brázda valley ,
- in the east of the Western Tatras ( Západné Tatry ),
- in the south of the Podtatranská kotlina basin (with the subunit of the Liptov basin ),
- in the southwest of the Great Fatra .
The Chočské vrchy are geomorphologically further subdivided into the areas
- Podchočská brázda,
- Sielnické vrchy,
- Prosečné,
- Choč.
character
The small mountain range is about 25 km long, 4 to 10 km wide and strongly indented. It does not have a uniform main ridge. The summit regions are rocky; the highest point is the Veľký Choč ( 1611 m nm ).
The crystalline mountain core does not rise to the surface, which is formed by sedimented Mesozoic rocks. Geologically, the mountains represent a transition area between the Little and Big Fatra on the one hand and the Western Tatras on the other.
The type of rock favored the formation of numerous karst phenomena. You can find carts , sinkholes and caves, the most famous of which is Liskovská jaskyňa east of Ružomberok .
The region is predominantly forested; coniferous forests dominate (especially spruce). At higher altitudes, larger areas are covered with mountain pines .
Highest elevations
- Veľký Choč, 1611 m nm
- Malý Choč, 1465 m nm
- Prosečné, 1371 m nm
- Holica, 1340 m nm
- Lomná, 1278 m nm
tourism
The mountains offer a very varied landscape and are a very beautiful, not overcrowded hiking area. Viewpoints, caves, waterfalls and canyon-like valley gorges can be found in a small space.
