Mount Parashka
Appearance
Parashka | |
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Парашка | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,268.5 m (4,162 ft) |
Listing | Country high point |
Coordinates | 49°04′10″N 23°24′51″E / 49.06944°N 23.41417°E |
Geography | |
Location | Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
Country | ![]() |
Parent range | Skole Beskids |
Parashka (Ukrainian: Пара́шка, Параска) – mountain in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the highest peak of the Parashka Range in the Skole Beskids (Eastern Beskids). Highest peak reaches 1,268.5 metres (4,162 ft) above sea level. It is located at a distance 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west from the district center Skole and 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the regional center of Lviv.
The Opir[1] and Stryi Rivers flow near the Mount as well. Gurkalo[2] is a known waterfall on the River Velyka Richka. Pine and beech forests cover its slopes. It is a popular site for tourists.
References
- ^ Опір (річка)(in Ukrainian)
- ^ Гуркало(in Ukrainian)