Western Beskids

Western Beskids
Western Beskids
	Čeladenka River in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Highest point
Peak	Lysá hora
Elevation	1,323 m (4,341 ft)
Coordinates	49°32′45″N 18°26′51″E / 49.54583°N 18.44750°E
Naming
Native name	Západní Beskydy (Czech); Beskidy Zachodnie (Polish);
Geography
Countries	Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland
Regions	Moravia, Czech Silesia and Lesser Poland
Parent range	Outer Western Carpathians
Borders on	West Beskidian Foothills, Slovak-Moravian Carpathians, Central Beskids, Podhale-Magura Area, Central Beskidian Piedmont and Lower Beskids

The Western Beskids (Czech: Západní Beskydy; Slovak: Západné Beskydy; Polish: Beskidy Zachodnie; German: Westbeskiden) are a set of mountain ranges spanning the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. Geologically the Western Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians.

Traditionally the Western Beskids were considered part of the Beskids, a term that differs according to historical and linguistic heritage.