List of mountains in Croatia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Croatia

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The highest mountains in Croatia belong to the Dinarides range that is sometimes also called Dinaric Alps, of which Dinara is the highest mountain in Croatia. Together with the easternmost parts of the Alps

Alps

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, these mountains span most of the country, and their orogenic activity started in the Paleozoic

Paleozoic

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with the Variscan orogeny

Variscan orogeny

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and continued in the Mesozoic

Mesozoic

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and Cenozoic

Cenozoic

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with the Alpine orogeny

Alpine orogeny

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The mountains in the northeastern part of the country, in the Pannonian plain, are considerably older than the rest as their orogeny happened in the Paleozoic

Paleozoic

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Mountains in the list are ordered by height.

Mountain	Peak	Height (m)
Dinara Dinara Dinara is a mountain located on the border of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. One of its summits, also called Dinara, is the highest point in Croatia at 1,831 m and a prominence of 728 m.-Etymology:...	Dinara ¹	1831
Kamešnica Kamešnica Kamešnica is a mountain in the Dinarides at the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia . It is an extension of the Dinara that stretches from the northwest white road pass Vaganj to Buško Blato artificial lake...	Kurljaj or Kamešnica ²	1809
Biokovo Biokovo Biokovo is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva...	Sveti Jure	1762
Velebit Velebit Velebit is the largest though not the highest mountain range in Croatia. Its highest peak is the Vaganski vrh at 1757 m.The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior...	Vaganski vrh	1757
Plješevica Plješevica Plješivica or Plješevica is a mountain in Croatia and on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, part of the Dinaric Alps. It stretches in the direction north–south, and it extends from the mountain pass that separates it from Mala Kapela, along the Krbava field to the west and the Una River...	Ozeblin	1657
Velika Kapela Velika Kapela The Velika Kapela is a large mountain range in the east of Gorski Kotar, Croatia.The highest peak is Bjelolasica-Kula at 1533 m.a.s.l.. It overlooks Velebit, Plješivica, islands Krk, Cres, Lošinj, and the Kvarner Gulf....	Bjelolasica (Kula)	1533
Risnjak Risnjak Risnjak is a mountain in the Risnjak National Park, in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. It belongs to the Dinaric Alps mountain range. The name of the massif probably comes from ris, the Croatian word for lynx. Another interpretation suggests that it comes from the local word risje, which is a name for a...	Risnjak	1528
Svilaja Svilaja Svilaja is a mountain range in Croatia, located in inland of Dalmatian Zagora.It belongs to Dinaric Alps, and it stretches from the town of Sinj northwest to the Petrovo field, approximate 30 km in length....	Svilaja	1508
Snježnik	Snježnik	1506
Viševica Viševica Viševica is a mountain in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. Its highest peak is the eponymous Viševica at 1,428 m.a.s.l.-References:...	Viševica	1428
Učka Ucka The Učka is a mountain range that rises behind Opatija riviera, on the Istrian peninsula, in northwestern Croatia. It forms a single morphological unit together with the Čičarija range which streches from the bay of Trieste to Rijeka...	Vojak	1396
Mosor Mosor Mosor is a mountain range in Croatia located near the town of Split on the Adriatic coast. It belongs to Dinaric Alps, and it stretches from the pass of Klis in the northwest to the Cetina River in the southeast....	Mosor	1339
Šibenik Šibenik (mountain) Šibenik is a mountain in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. Its highest peak is Veliki Šibenik at 1,314 m.a.s.l.-References:...	Veliki Šibenik	1314
Mala Kapela Mala Kapela Mala Kapela is a mountain in Croatia, part of the Dinaric Alps. It stretches in the direction northwest-southeast, and it extends from the mountain pass called "Kapela" or "Vrh Kapele" that separates it from Velika Kapela, down to the mountain pass that connects Otočac and Plitvice and from then...	Seliški vrh	1279
Ćićarija Ćićarija Ćićarija is a mountainous plateau in the northern and north-eastern part of Istria peninsula, 45 km long and 10–15 km wide. It mostly lies in Croatia, while its northern part lies in Slovenia...	Veliki Plamik	1272
Sniježnica Sniježnica Sniježnica is a mountain located in the southernmost part of Croatia, north of the Konavle region. The eponymous highest peak is 1,234 m.a.s.l.-References:...	Sniježnica	1234
Veliki Kozjak Veliki Kozjak Veliki Kozjak or just Kozjak is a mountain cliff in Croatia, located in inland of Dalmatian Zagora.It belongs to Dinaric Alps, and it stretches over small village Kijevo between towns of Vrlika and Knin....	Bat	1207
Klek Klek mountain, Croatia Klek is mountain in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It is the easternmost mountain of the Velika Kapela range of the Dinaric Alps.The mountain is one of the best-known Croatian botanist reserves and home to a number of protected species of mountain flora.According to the 17th century...	Klek	1182
Žumberačka Gora	Sveta Gera	1181
Promina Promina Promina may refer to:* Promina Group is an Australian insurance company* Promina in southern Croatia* Promina, Croatia is a municipality in Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia...	Velika Promina	1148
Bitoraj Bitoraj Bitoraj is a mountain in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. Its highest peak is the eponymous Bitoraj at 1,140 m.a.s.l.-References:...	Bitoraj	1140
Tuhobić Tuhobić Tuhobić is a village in the municipality of Kalinovik, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...	Tuhobić	1106
Ivanšćica Ivanšćica Ivanšćica, also sometimes spelled Ivanščica and Ivančica, is a mountain in northern Croatia. The highest peak is the eponymous Ivanšćica at .The rivers of Bednja, Lonja, Krapina and Veliki potok rise and flow in the area....	Ivanšćica	1059
Medvednica Medvednica Medvednica is a mountain in central Croatia, just north of Zagreb and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje. The highest peak, at 1,035 m, is Sljeme. Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park , a type of preservation lesser than a national park...	Sljeme Šljeme Šljeme is a village in the municipality of Ilijaš, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...	1035
Psunj Psunj Psunj is a mountain in the southwestern Slavonia region in eastern Croatia. It is the highest mountain of Slavonia, with the highest peak of Brezovo polje at 984 m.a.s.l. In the north it extends to Ravna gora and Papuk, while otherwise it is surrounded by lowlands...	Brezovo polje	984
Papuk Papuk Papuk is the largest mountain in the Slavonia region in eastern Croatia, near the city of Požega. It extends between Bilogora to the northwest, Krndija to the east, and Ravna gora and Psunj to the southwest....	Papuk	953
Rilić Rilić Rilić is a village in the municipality of Kupres, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...	Šapašnik	920
Samoborska Gora	Japetić	879
Strahinščica	Strahinščica	846
Moseč	Movran	838
Krndija Krndija Krndija is a hill and village in Slavonia, Croatia, extending eastwards from Papuk. It is located south of Orahovica and Našice and north of Požega....	Kapovac	792
Vidova Gora Vidova Gora Vidova gora is the highest peak on the island of Brač, Croatia.... (Island of Brač Brac Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of 396 km², making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. Its tallest peak, Vidova Gora, or Mount St. Vid, stands at 778 m, making it the highest island point in the Adriatic... )	Sutvid	780
Kozjak Mali Kozjak Kozjak, also known as Mali Kozjak or Primorski Kozjak is a mountain located above the town of Kaštela in Dalmatia, Croatia....	Sveti Luka	779
Plešivica	Plešivica	777
Boraja	Crni vrh	739
Ravna Gora (Trakošćan Trakošcan Trakošćan is a castle located in northern Croatia that dates back to the 13th century .... )	Ravna gora	686
Jurašinka	Jurašinka	674
Opor (mountain)	Crni krug	650
Kalničko Gorje	Kalnik Kalnik Kalnik is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 1,361 inhabitants in the area.-References:...	642
Sveti Niko (Island of Hvar Hvar - Climate :The climate of Hvar is characterized by mild winters and warm summers. The yearly average air temperature is , 686 mm of precipitation fall on the town of Hvar on average every year and the town has a total of 2800 sunshine hours per year. For comparison Hvar has an average of 7.7... )	Sveti Nikola	627
Požeška Gora Požeška Gora Požeška Gora, lit. the Požega Hill, is a mountain located south of Požega, Croatia in the region of Slavonia. The mountain is located east of Psunj and west of Dilj. The highest peak lies at 616 meters above sea level....	Kapavac	618
Zrinjska Gora	Piramida	616
Osoršćica (Island of Lošinj Lošinj Lošinj is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner Gulf. It is almost due south of the city of Rijeka and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.... )	Osoršćica	589
Klupca (Island of Korčula Korcula Korčula is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia. The island has an area of ; long and on average wide — and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 16,182 inhabitants make it the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk... )	Klupca	569
Obzovo (Island of Krk Krk Krk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.... )	Obzovo	568
Vodenica	Vodenica	537
Petrova Gora Petrova Gora Petrova Gora is a mountain range in central Croatia. The mountain used to be named Gvozd , but was renamed after 1097 to honour Petar Svačić, the last native king of Croatia who died on the mountain in a battle against Coloman of Hungary.During World War II, Petrova Gora was the location of the...	Veliki Petrovac	512

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