North Hungarian Mountains

The North Hungarian Mountains (Hungarian: Északi-középhegység), sometimes also referred to as the Northeast Hungarian Mountains, Northeast Mountains, North Hungarian Highlands, North Hungarian Mid-Mountains or North Hungarian Range, is the northern, mountainous part of Hungary. It forms a geographical unity with the Mátra-Slanec Area, the adjacent parts of Slovakia. It is a separate geomorphological area within the Western Carpathians.

This article is about the Hungarian geographical region. For the similar region in Slovakia, see Mátra-Slanec Area.
North Hungarian Mountains
The view of the valley of Lillafüred in the Bükk mountains. Although this is not the highest part of the county, the landscape is typical of Hungarian mountains.
Location Northern Hungary, southern Slovakia
Territory 13,000 km² (in Hungary)
Highest point Kékes (Hungary) 1014 m
Šimonka (Slovakia) 1092 m
Terrain lower and moderately high mountains

The mountains run along the northeastern border of Hungary as well as eastern parts of the Hungarian–Slovak border in broadband from the Danube Bend to the town of Prešov.

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