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 / 49.54583; 18.44750
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.

Subdivision

The Western Beskids consist of the following mountain ranges:

• Western section of the Western Beskids:
  • Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (Czech: Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina) → e1
  • Moravian-Silesian Beskids (Czech: Moravskoslezské Beskydy, Slovak: Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy) → e2
  • Turzovka Highlands (Slovak: Turzovská vrchovina) → e3
  • Jablunkov Furrow (Czech: Jablunkovská brázda) → e4
  • Rožnov Furrow (Czech: Rožnovská brázda) → e5
  • Jablunkov Intermontane (Slovak: Jablunkovské medzihorie, Czech: Jablunkovské mezihoří) → e6
  • Silesian Beskids (Polish: Beskid Śląski, Czech: Slezské Beskydy) → e7
  • Żywiec Basin (Polish: Kotlina Żywiecka) → e8

• Northern section of the Western Beskids:
  • Little Beskids ( Polish: Beskid Mały) → f1
  • Maków Beskids ( Polish: Beskid Makowski) → f2
  • Island Beskids ( Polish: Beskid Wyspowy) → f3
  • Gorce Mountains ( Polish: Gorce) → f4
  • Rabka Basin ( Polish: Kotlina Rabczańska) → f5
  • Sącz Basin ( Polish: Kotlina Sądecka) → f6

• Central section of the Western Beskids:
  • Orava Beskids (SK: Oravské Beskydy) + Żywiec Beskids (PL: Beskid Żywiecki) (the older SK equivalent of Beskid Zywiecki is "Slovenské Beskydy" - Slovak Beskids or "Kysucko-oravské Beskydy" - Kysuce-Orava Beskids) → g1
  • Kysuce Beskids (SK: Kysucké Beskydy) + Żywiec Beskids (PL: Beskid Żywiecki) (the older SK equivalent of Beskid Zywiecki is "Slovenské Beskydy" or "Kysucko-oravské Beskydy") → g2
  • Orava Magura (SK: Oravská Magura) → g3
  • Orava Highlands (SK: Oravská vrchovina) → g4
  • Sub-Beskidian Furrow (SK: Podbeskydská brázda) → g5
  • Sub-Beskidian Highlands (SK: Podbeskydská vrchovina) → g6

• Eastern section of the Western Beskids:
  • Beskid Sądecki ( Polish: Beskid Sądecki) → h1
  • Čergov ( Polish: Góry Czerchowskie; Slovak: Čergov) → h2
  • Pieniny ( Polish: Pieniny; Slovak: Pieniny) → h3

See also

Maps

• 
  Parts of Western Beskids, within the borders of Poland
• 
  Babia Góra, the highest peak of the Orava Beskids, within central section of Western Beskids
• 
  Pieniny Mountains, the eastern ranges of Western Beskids

Sources

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Western Beskids.

• Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Western Beskyd