Volovec Mountains
The Volovec Mountains is a mountain range in eastern Slovakia, the largest range within the group of Slovak Ore Mountains, which is part of the Inner Western Carpathians.
The range is about 70 kilometers by 30 kilometers, with ridges usually 800 to 1100 meters high. The highest peak is Zlatý stôl. The range is almost completely forested, mostly with spruce and fir, and isolated stands of beech and oak. A large portion of the range is set aside as a bird sanctuary.
The range contains old mining towns such as Gelnica, Rudňany, and SmolnÃk, where gold, silver, copper, mercury and iron were exploited.
