
Pohronský Inovec is a mountain range in Slovakia, part of the
Slovenské stredohorie ranges of the
Inner Western Carpathians
Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.
Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya S ...
.
The range is volcanic in origin, and composed of
andesite
Andesite () is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predomina ...
and
rhyolites. The highest peak is ''Veľký Inovec'' (Big Inovec), at from sea level. The most popular lookout point is ''Benát'' at . The southern portion is covered by deciduous forest, predominantly oak with more beeches at higher elevations.

The ruins of the medieval stone watchtower ''Živánská věž'' (Živánská Tower) stands within the range, near the village of ''Jedľové Kostolany'' in the
Zlaté Moravce District
Zlaté Moravce District (Slovak: ''okres Zlaté Moravce'') is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. Located in lowhills area, the industry is concentrated mostly in district seat town Zlaté Moravce, which is also the largest town in ...
. It's also the headwaters of the
Žitava River.
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Mountain ranges of Slovakia
Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians