Kékes is
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
's
highest mountain
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, at above sea level.
[ It lies northeast of ]Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös (; german: Gengeß) is a town in Heves county in Hungary, east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factori ...
, in the Mátra
The Mátra ( sk, Matra) is a mountain range in northern Hungary, between the towns Gyöngyös and Eger. The country's highest peak, Kékestető (1014 m), belongs to this mountain range.
The Mátra is part of the North Hungarian Mountains ...
range of Heves county
Heves county ( hu, Heves megye, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun ...
. It is Hungary's third most popular tourist attraction
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Types
Places of natural ...
, after Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and ...
and the Danube
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, and has a number of hotels and skiing piste
A ''piste'' () is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports.
This European term is French s. The Kékestető TV Tower stands at the summit.
The name ''Kékes'' is derived from the mountain's often bluish colour. In Hungarian, the word ' means 'blue', while ' means implicitly 'bluish'.
History
It is home to the former Pauline Monastery of Kékes.
Climate
Road cycling
For road bicycle racing
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enthusiasts, the mountain can be climbed by two main routes.
* South from Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös (; german: Gengeß) is a town in Heves county in Hungary, east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factori ...
: 839 m over 17.8 km. This is the most famous and difficult ascent.
* North from Parád: 775 m over 16.9 km. About equal in difficulty as the Bédoin ascent, but better sheltered against the climb.
Tour de Hongrie stage finishes
See also
* List of highest paved roads in Europe
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* List of highest paved roads in Europe by country
This is a list of the highest paved road and the highest paved pass in each European country.
Highest motorways by country
See also
* List of highest paved roads in Europe
* List of highest points of European countries
* List of mountain pas ...
References
External links
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Mountains of Hungary
Tourist attractions in Hungary
Mountains of the Western Carpathians
Geography of Heves County
Tourist attractions in Heves County
Highest points of countries
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