Bükk Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Heves counties, Hungary
The Bükk Mountains (meaning Beech Mountains) are situated in north east Hungary and they are a southward projecting spur of the Western Carpathian Mountains. Much of the area is included in the Bükk National Park.
The Bükk Mountains comprise a forested highland area extending around 30 miles from the Tarna River in the west to the Sajó River in the east and around 20 miles from north to south. The central core of the Bükk Mountains is a 12.5 by 4.5 mile limestone plateau with a rim of white cliffs dominating the surrounding lower mountains. The Bükk Mountains, with a continuous tree cover for the most part, are one of the most rugged areas in Hungary.
Although Kékes, the highest point in Hungary at 3327 feet, is not situated in the Bükk Mountains but in the nearby Mátra Mountains, the average height of the Bükk Mountains, with more than 20 peaks higher than 2900 feet, exceeds that of the Mátra Mountains. The highest point in the Bükk Mountains is Szilvási-kő at 3143 feet.
There are 1115 known caves in the Bükk Mountains, including Bányász-barlang and István-lápa which are the deepest caves in Hungary.
Bükk National Park (Bükki Nemzeti Park) is a national park in the Bükk Mountains located to the north east of Eger and south west of Miskolc. It was established in 1976 as the third national park in Hungary and it is the country’s largest national park covering an area of 166 square miles. It is an area of low, rolling and mostly deciduous wooded hills and it has important geological features including various karst formations, particularly caves, swallow-holes and ravines.
Date: 22nd May 2017
Location: north of Saly-Lator, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary
The Bükk Mountains comprise a forested highland area extending around 30 miles from the Tarna River in the west to the Sajó River in the east and around 20 miles from north to south. The central core of the Bükk Mountains is a 12.5 by 4.5 mile limestone plateau with a rim of white cliffs dominating the surrounding lower mountains. The Bükk Mountains, with a continuous tree cover for the most part, are one of the most rugged areas in Hungary.
Although Kékes, the highest point in Hungary at 3327 feet, is not situated in the Bükk Mountains but in the nearby Mátra Mountains, the average height of the Bükk Mountains, with more than 20 peaks higher than 2900 feet, exceeds that of the Mátra Mountains. The highest point in the Bükk Mountains is Szilvási-kő at 3143 feet.
There are 1115 known caves in the Bükk Mountains, including Bányász-barlang and István-lápa which are the deepest caves in Hungary.
Bükk National Park (Bükki Nemzeti Park) is a national park in the Bükk Mountains located to the north east of Eger and south west of Miskolc. It was established in 1976 as the third national park in Hungary and it is the country’s largest national park covering an area of 166 square miles. It is an area of low, rolling and mostly deciduous wooded hills and it has important geological features including various karst formations, particularly caves, swallow-holes and ravines.
Date: 22nd May 2017
Location: north of Saly-Lator, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary
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