Western Beskids | |
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![]() 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 | |
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.