Tlstá
Tlstá (left) and Ostrá (right) mountains
Highest point
Elevation1,373.3 m (4,506 ft)
Coordinates48°56′28″N 19°05′22″E / 48.94111°N 19.08944°E / 48.94111; 19.08944
Naming
Etymologyfat in Slovak
Geography
Tlstá is located in Slovakia
Tlstá
Tlstá
Location in Slovakia
LocationMartin, Žilina, Slovakia
Parent rangeGreater Fatra
Geology
Mountain typelimestone and dolomite

Tlstá (meaning fat in Slovak) is a mountain in the Bralná Fatra part of the Greater Fatra Range, measuring 1,373.3 m (4,506 ft). It is located over the Turiec Valley, rising steeply nearly 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above the valley bottom. It has rugged slopes with many rock spires and rock terraces under the grass-covered summit. With its well-preserved forests, rare plants and many karst caves in the massif, the mountain and its surrounding area were declared a National Nature Reserve in 1981, covering an area of 30.66 km2 (11.84 sq mi). Together with the opposite Ostrá Mountain and Gader Valley beneath them, they create one of the most valuable and picturesque parts of the Greater Fatra Range.

References

  • Brandos, Otakar (2004). Veľká Fatra, Šípska Fatra. Ostrava: SKY. ISBN 80-86774-02-3.
  • VKÚ Harmanec (2003). Veľká Fatra. Edícia turistických máp 1:50000. Harmanec: VKÚ. ISBN 80-8042-044-0.
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