Hoverla
| Hoverla | |
|---|---|
| Говерла | |
 Hoverla, January 2017 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,061 m (6,762 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 721 m (2,365 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Country high point |
| Coordinates | 48°09′36″N24°30′01″E/ 48.16000°N 24.50028°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Hoverla Ukraine  Hoverla Hoverla (Ukraine) | |
| Location | West Ukraine,Ukraine |
| Parent range | Chornohora(Carpathians) |
Mount Hoverla(UkrainianandRusyn:Говерла), at 2,061 metres (6,762 ft), is the highest mountain inUkraineand part of theUkrainian Carpathians.The mountain is located in theEastern Beskids,in theChornohoraregion. The slopes are covered withbeechandspruceforests, above which there is a belt ofsub-alpinemeadows calledpolonynain Ukrainian. The main spring of thePrutRiver is on the eastern slope. The name is most likely of Romanian origin and means 'difficult ascent.' Some sources offer a Hungarian word for a 'snow fortress' as the origin, however this claim lacks logical evidence. Hoverla is composed ofsandstone.
The date of the first ascent is unknown. In the late 19th century, the mountain became a notable tourist attraction, especially among tourists from nearby cities ofGalicia.In 1880 the first tourist route between the peak of Hoverla and Krasny Luh was marked byLeopold Wajgelof theGalician Tatra Society.The first tourist shelter was built the following year.
In the 20th century, the mountain increasingly gained popularity as an extreme sports site. Some routes are classified as 1A in the winter period (from late autumn to May), according to theSovietgrading system.[2]The most popular approach to the summit starts from thetour-basaZarosliakon the mountain's eastern face and gains more than 1,100 m (3,600 ft) elevation along a steep path with fewhairpin turns.There is a steeper route (marked with blue signs) and a gentler, longer one (marked with green).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcHoverla, "Gora Goverla, Ukraine" on PeakbaggerRetrieved 29 September 2011
- ^"Russian Alpine Grades: Facts & Information: SummitPost".summitpost.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-03-19.Retrieved2023-05-07.
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