Šator rises some 1000 meters above high plains and enormous karstic fields which surround it. These plains are among highest and most spacious karstic fields in the Dinaric Alps and certainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the south is Livanjsko Polje field located some above sea level, which is over long. Šator rises from its north - north-west end. In the opposite direction, south - south-east, are Mount Staretina, peaking at above sea level, and Mountain Golija, above sea level. These mountains divide the Livanjsko field from the Glamočko Polje field. To the east is a huge grassy plain, which is around above sea level. To the north is deep valley where the Unac River emerge and Župica Lake. On the north-west is an grassy plateau, and a mountain of Jadovnik. The spacious and grassy Grahovsko Polje field is on the west, with an altitude above sea level of around meters. At the middle of the Grahovsko field is a small town of Bosansko Grahovo at an altitude around above sea level, a place which is a main approach to Šator. This whole area is bounded with a long mountain chain, which includes the peaks of Dinaraon the border with Croatia.
Peaks
Šator peaks start rising with a sort of plateau meters above sea level, at the end of the dense forests of beech, fir and spruce. Those 5 peaks have a shape like tent and form a string in east–west direction. That is almost perpendicular to most of Dinaric Alps mountains, which stretch in southeast–northwest direction. From a distance the whole mountain gives the impression of tent and that is how it got its name. The highest peak, on the western end, is Veliki Šator which rises to above sea level, while somewhat isolated, on the eastern end, is Mali Šator, slightly shorter at. Two of the remaining three peaks exceed above sea level, while the third, the neighbor of Mali Šator, exceeds above sea level.
South slopes of Šator are grassy, in spring covered with carpets of flowers. On the opposite, north side are steep cliffs and scree slopes and karst depression with lot of dwarf pine. Šator and area around the mountain were enormous pastures for thousands of cattle, which were driven from as far as Dalmatia, but are now almost depopulated.
Tourism
Šator is a tame mountain in general, in a sense, and therefore more suitable for family trips instead of serious mountaineering. A mountain road that reaches Šatorsko Lake at above sea level, grassy slopes, carpets of flowers and dense forests make this mountain attractive for visitors.
