Chornohora

 ( Mountain Ranges Of The Eastern Carpathians ) 

Chornohora () is the highest mountain range in Ukraine. It is within the Polonynian Beskids, a subgroup of the mountain group of Eastern Beskids, which in turn is part of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Chornohora Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Polonynian Beskyd

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Description The range is located on the administrative border between Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia oblasts. It is adjacent to the Gorgany range. The highest peak of Chornohora is Hoverla (2,061 m) with other high peaks including Pip Ivan (2,022 m) and Petros (2,020 m). The mountains are made of flysch rock.

The major part of the range forms the water divide between the Prut and Tysa River. The lower parts of Chornohora are inhabited by , whose primary occupation is herding. Major tourism centres of Chornohora are Bystrets, Dzembronia, Rakhiv, Verkhovyna, Vorokhta and Yasinia. In 1968 on the southern macroslope was established the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, and in 1980 on the northern macroslope the Carpathian National Nature Park.

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List of peaks

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See also

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Sources

• Gábor Z. Földvary (1988). 9789813103825, World Scientific Publishing Company. . ISBN 9789813103825
• Lydia Tasenkevich (2026). 9789004278103, KNNV Publishing. . ISBN 9789004278103

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External links

• Carpathian Mountains: Division (map)
• Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains photos

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