Orava Highlands
The Orava Highlands is a range of small mountains in the Žilina Region of north central Slovakia, part of the Outer Western Carpathians. In Slovakia these hills are considered part of the Central Beskids; in Poland they're considered Western Beskids.
The highlands stretch along both sides of the Orava River, and cover an area about 220 square kilometers. It consists of two smaller areas: the Podchočská brázda and the Veličnianska kotlina.
The highest of the relatively modest summits are Kopec, Machy and Mnich, the last of which towers over the ski resort town of Zuberec. Geologically the highlands are composed of Carpathian flysch and the limestone unique to the Pieniny Klippen Belt.
