Pohronský Inovec

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. Lehotska planina

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pohronsky Inovec Mountain ranges of Slovakia Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians