Vysoká is the second-highest mountain in the

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mountains, part of the

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mountain range, located in the municipality of Kuchyňa in

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. The mountain is part of the Vysoká Nature Reserve. The

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high peak offers views of the surrounding Little Carpathians' relief,

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mountains, Považský Inovec and Podunajská pahorkatina. On a fine day, it offers views of extended parts of landscape with even the

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being clearly visible.

Description

The mountain offers numerous gorges, streams, meadows and rocky faces. The surrounding woods feature several small

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s. In the past,

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was mined underneath the mountain and transported to a nearby factory. The woods are rich in fauna, notably the

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. The mountain is located within the Vysoká Nature Reserve, a protected area with the highest, fifth degree of protection. The nature reserve was established in 1988 with the area of 80.53 ha within the administrative areas of the municipalities of Kuchyňa and Rohožník. The nature reserve is part of the

Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area () is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Little Carpathians, part of the Carpathian Mountains, in West Slovakia. The southwesternmost area is De ...

Approach

Usual points of departure for a one-day trip are Zochova chata and Kuchyňa. There are many popular tourism locations nearby (observation tower Veľká homoľa,

Červený Kameň Castle Červený Kameň Castle (, , ) is a 13th-century castle in southwestern Slovakia in the Little Carpathians near the village of Častá. History A stone castle was built by Tiburtius Rosd or his descendants in the 13th century as part of the chai ...

, Štúr's way and others).

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