Pikui
| Pikui | |
|---|---|
| Пікуй | |
 The highest peak of Lviv Oblast | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,405 m (4,610 ft) |
| Listing | Country high point |
| Coordinates | 48°49′48″N 23°00′02″E / 48.83000°N 23.00056°ECoordinates: 48°49′48″N 23°00′02″E / 48.83000°N 23.00056°E |
| Geography | |
  Pikui Ukraine | |
| Location | Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Parent range | Carpathian Mountains |
Mount Pikui (Ukrainian: Піку́й) at 1,405 metres (4,610 ft), is the highest mountain in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine and part of the Carpathian Mountains, Stryi-San Highland[1] spine.
Located on the border of Lviv and Transcarpathian regions. It is in the Watershed of Beskydy. Is part of the landscape reserve of national importance "Pikui".[2]
The name of the mountains probably comes from a Thracian or Illyrian origin.[3]
References
External links
- Highest peaks of Carpathians
- Рельєф Львівської області. Гори. Гора Пікуй - найвища точка Львівщини(Ukrainian)
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