Veľká Fatra

Veľká Fatra
Typical terrain of the Hôľna Fatra
Highest point
PeakOstredok
Elevation1,596 m (5,236 ft)
Coordinates48°53′57″N 19°04′54″E / 48.89917°N 19.08167°E / 48.89917; 19.08167
Dimensions
Length45 km (28 mi) NE-SW
Width20 km (12 mi) NW-SW
Geography
Veľká Fatra
CountrySlovakia
Regions
Districts
Subdivisions
  • Hôľna Fatra
  • Braľná Fatra
  • Šípska Fatra
  • Zvolen
  • Revúcke podolie
Range coordinates48°55′N 19°04′E / 48.917°N 19.067°E / 48.917; 19.067
Parent rangeFatra-Tatra Area
Borders on
  • Lesser Fatra
  • Turiec Basin
  • Žiar
  • Kremnica Mountains
  • Low Tatra
  • Chočské vrchy

Veľká Fatra (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋeʎkaː ˈfatra]; also Great Fatra or Greater Fatra; Hungarian: Nagy-Fátra) is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in Slovakia. The Veľká Fatra lie to the southeast of the better known Malá (Lesser) Fatra mountains and are less developed, as well as being lower.