Vtáčnik

Vtáčnik
Mount Žarnov
Highest point
Peak	Vtáčnik (1,346 m)
Geography
<div style="padding:2px 2px 5px 2px;> Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
Country	Slovakia
States/Provinces	Žilina and Banská Bystrica
Districts	Ružomberok, Turčianske Teplice and Banská Bystrica
Range coordinates	48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.58°N 18.58°E / 48.58; 18.58Coordinates: 48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.58°N 18.58°E / 48.58; 18.58
Parent range	Nitra basin
Borders on	List Strážov Mountains Žiar Kremnica Mountains Tribeč Štiavnica Mountains

The highest mountain of Vtáčnik

Vtáčnik is a mountain range in central Slovakia, which is part of the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains and part of the Inner Western Carpathians.

It is bordered in the west, north and northeast by the upper Nitra basin, Strážov Mountains and Žiar, in the east by the Kremnica Mountains and Žiar basin, and in the south by Tribeč and the Štiavnica Mountains.

It is divided further into these geomorphological units:

1. Vysoký Vtáčnik
2. Nízky Vtáčnik
3. Župkovská brázda
4. Raj

The four highest mountains are: Vtáčnik (also named Hrádok) (1,346 m), Biela skala (1,136 m), Buchlov (1,040 m), and Žiar (845 m).

Some of the towns or villages around or in Vtáčnik include: Prievidza, Nováky, Handlová, Prochot, Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, and Veľké Pole.