The Visegrád Mountains () is a mountain range in Hungary, northwest of

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Geography

The Visegrád Mountains are the direct northern neighbour of the

Pilis Mountains Pilis Mountains is a mountainous region in the Transdanubian Mountains. Its highest peak is ''Pilis-tető'' at . It is a popular hiking destination in Hungary. It is the direct southern neighbour of the Visegrád Mountains which are based on ...

. Although the two ranges form a geographical unit as both of them officially belong to the Transdanubian Mountains, the Visegrád Mountains are connected geologically to Börzsöny and the North Hungarian Mountains. The mountain range is the southernmost part of the

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. The basic rock of these mountains is

volcanic A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often fo ...

, mainly

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 ...

, while the Transdanubian Mountains are based on

sedimentary rock Sedimentary rocks are types of rock (geology), rock formed by the cementation (geology), cementation of sediments—i.e. particles made of minerals (geological detritus) or organic matter (biological detritus)—that have been accumulated or de ...

Geology

Visegrád Mountains were shaped by volcanic events.

History of the region

The whole range served as the hunting area for the medieval kings of Hungary.

Notable locations

The highest peak of the range is at

Dobogókő Dobogókő is a popular tourist area near Pilisszentkereszt in Hungary, and the site of the highest point in the Visegrád Mountains, Visegrád Hills at 699 meters. 133 people live here. Up in the hills lies the Ödön Téry Memorial, a stone pyra ...

(699 m above sea level), a hiking and ski resort area with a panoramic view on the Danube Bend. Other notable places include: * * * * * * *

Gallery

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References

{{Authority control Transdanubian Mountains