Bukovec Mountains

Bukovské vrchy
English: Bukovec Mountains
Range
Location
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov
Part of Poloniny
Borders on Lower Beskids
Highest point Kremenec
 - elevation 1,221 m (4,006 ft)

Bukovské vrchy (usually translated as Bukovec Mountains) is a flysch mountain range in north-eastern Slovakia, part of the Eastern Beskids and the Ukrainian Carpathians ranges belonging to the Eastern Carpathians.

It is located in the Prešov Region near the borders with Poland (Bieszczady) and Ukraine, and adjacent to the Laborec Highlands. The highest mountain is Kremenec at 1,221 m AMSL.

Original flora and fauna was preserved because of the area's remoteness. The mountain range is covered with beech forests. The area is protected by Poloniny National Park. Localities Havešová, Stužica and Rožok are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

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