Central Beskids

Babia Góra, the highest peak of the Orava Beskids in Slovakia

The Central Beskids (in Slovak, Stredné Beskydy; in Polish considered part of the Western Beskids, Beskidy Zachodnie) are a set of mountain ranges spanning the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland.

Traditionally the Central Beskids are part of the Beskids, a set of terms that differ according to historical and linguistic heritage. Geologically the Central Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians.

The Central Beskids consist of the following sets of mountain ranges:

• Orava Beskids (SK: Oravské Beskydy) + Żywiec Beskids (PL: Beskid Żywiecki) (the older SK equivalent of Beskid Zywiecki is "Slovenské Beskydy"- Slovak Beskids or "Kysucko-oravské Beskydy"- Kysuce-Orava Beskids)
• Kysuce Beskids (SK: Kysucké Beskydy) +Żywiec Beskids (PL: Beskid Żywiecki) (the older SK equivalent of Beskid Zywiecki is "Slovenské Beskydy" or "Kysucko-oravské Beskydy")
• Kysuce Highlands (SK: Kysucká vrchovina)
• Orava Magura (SK: Oravská Magura)
• Orava Highlands (SK: Oravská vrchovina)
• Sub-Beskidian Furrow (SK: Podbeskydská brázda)
• Sub-Beskidian Highlands (SK: Podbeskydská vrchovina)

Divisions, Groups, and Ranges of the Carpathian Mountains Western Carpathians Inner Western Slovak Ore Mountains Fatra-Tatra Area Slovak Central Mountains Lučenec-Košice Depression Mátra-Slanec Area and North Hungarian Mountains Outer Western South-Moravian Carpathians Central Moravian Carpathians Slovak-Moravian Carpathians West-Beskidian Piedmont Western Beskids Central Beskids Eastern Beskids Podhale-Magura Area Eastern Carpathians Inner Eastern Vihorlat-Gutin Area Bistrița Mountains Căliman-Harghita Mountains Giurgeu-Brașov Depression Outer Eastern Central Beskidian Piedmont Low Beskids Eastern Beskids and the Ukrainian Carpathians Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians Southern Carpathians Bucegi Mountains Făgăraș Mountains group Parâng Mountains group Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group Western Romanian Carpathians Apuseni Mountains Poiana Ruscă Mountains Banat Mountains Serbian Carpathians Homolje mountains Kučaj mountains Devica Rtanj Deli Jovan Vršački Breg Transylvanian Plateau (disputed) Outer Carpathian depressions