List of mountains in Croatia
This is a list of mountains (Croatian: planina) in Croatia.
The highest mountains in Croatia belong to the Dinarides range that is sometimes also called Dinaric Alps, of which Dinara is the highest mountain in Croatia. Together with the easternmost parts of the Alps, these mountains span most of the country, and their orogenic activity started in the Paleozoic with the Variscan orogeny and continued in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic with the Alpine orogeny.
The mountains in the northeastern part of the country, in the Pannonian plain, are considerably older than the rest as their orogeny happened in the Paleozoic.
Mountains in the list are ordered by height.
| Mountain | Peak | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Dinara | Dinara (Sinjal)[note 1] | 1831 |
| Kamešnica | Kurljaj or Kamešnica [note 2] | 1809 |
| Biokovo | Sveti Jure | 1762 |
| Velebit | Vaganski vrh | 1757 |
| Plješevica | Ozeblin | 1657 |
| Velika Kapela | Bjelolasica (Kula) | 1533 |
| Risnjak | Risnjak | 1528 |
| Svilaja | Svilaja | 1508 |
| Snježnik | Snježnik | 1506 |
| Viševica | Viševica | 1428 |
| Učka | Vojak | 1396 |
| Mosor | Mosor | 1339 |
| Šibenik | Veliki Šibenik | 1314 |
| Mala Kapela | Seliški vrh | 1279 |
| Ćićarija | Veliki Plamik | 1272 |
| Sniježnica | Sniježnica | 1234 |
| Veliki Kozjak | Bat | 1207 |
| Klek | Klek | 1182 |
| Žumberačka Gora | Sveta Gera | 1181 |
| Promina | Velika Promina | 1148 |
| Bitoraj | Bitoraj | 1140 |
| Tuhobić | Tuhobić | 1106 |
| Ivanšćica | Ivanšćica | 1059 |
| Medvednica | Sljeme | 1035 |
| Psunj | Brezovo polje | 984 |
| Pelješac | Sveti Ilija | 961 |
| Papuk | Papuk | 953 |
| Rilić | Šapašnik | 920 |
| Samoborska Gora | Japetić | 879 |
| Strahinščica | Strahinščica | 846 |
| Moseč | Movran | 838 |
| Krndija | Kapovac | 792 |
| Vidova gora (Island of Brač) | Sutvid | 780 |
| Kozjak | Sveti Luka | 779 |
| Plešivica | Plešivica | 777 |
| Boraja | Crni vrh | 739 |
| Ravna Gora (Trakošćan) | Ravna gora | 686 |
| Jurašinka | Jurašinka | 674 |
| Opor (mountain) | Crni krug | 650 |
| Kalničko gorje | Kalnik | 642 |
| Sveti Niko (Island of Hvar) | Sveti Nikola | 627 |
| Požeška Gora | Kapavac | 618 |
| Zrinska gora | Piramida | 616 |
| Osoršćica (Island of Lošinj) | Osoršćica | 589 |
| Klupca (Island of Korčula) | Klupca | 569 |
| Obzovo (Island of Krk) | Obzovo | 568 |
| Vodenica | Vodenica | 537 |
| Petrova Gora | Veliki Petrovac | 512 |
See also
- Geography of Croatia
- List of rivers in Croatia
- List of lakes in Croatia
- Croatian Mountaineering Association
Notes
- ↑ For Dinara, the highest peak on the territory of Croatia has been listed; the mountain’s highest peak belongs to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Troglav, 1913 m).
- ↑ Most of Kamešnica belongs to Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with its highest peak (Konj, 1855 m).
Sources
- "Geographical and Meteorological Data" (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of Croatia. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2007. p. 45.
- Dr. Željko Poljak "Hrvatske planine" Zagreb, 2001.
- Greater Geographical Atlas of Yugoslavia, University Press "Liber", Zagreb (Croatia), 1987.
- Geographical Atlas of the Republic of Croatia, School Book (Zagreb), "Miroslav Krleža" Lexicographical Institute (Zagreb), 1993.
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