Hoverla

Goverla – the highest peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians and Ukraine highest point, elevation 2061 m Located in Rakhiv area on the border of Ivano-Frankivsk and region in the array of Montenegro. Hoverla is a symbol of Ukraine.
h.Hoverla a conical shape. On the slopes – forms of Pleistocene glaciation, rockfall. There are avalanches. It consists of sandstones and conglomerates. Snug alpine meadows, shrub heath, sometimes – taluses stone. At the foot – one of the sources of the Prut River, the waterfall. The mountain is located within the protection zone of the Carpathian biosphere. Hoverla is a small flat platform that provides a unique opportunity to admire the surrounding landscape within a radius of 360 °. From the top Goverly perfectly visible all Montenegrin ridge that stretches from here to the southeast. The combination of green and blue hues of the Carpathian Mountains remote reserves in memory of people who visited Goverle, unforgettable experience. Hence a good view of many mountain villages, streams, lakes and trails spovzayuchyh fan of mountains that are lost in the wooded slopes.
A popular item of the summer and winter tourism. Main routes Goverlu include climbing on the part of t / b “Zaroslyak (through the so-called GOVERLYANA), mastered by the Kozmeschyk the ridges and Montenegrin as the spine from the side of the mountain Petros, and by the mountains Pozhyzhevska. Winter climbing climb Goverlu 1A assigned category.