Ploská
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Ploská is a mountain in the Hôlna Fatra part of the Greater Fatra
Greater Fatra
Greater Fatra or Veľká Fatra is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area. It is situated approximately among the towns of Ružomberok, Harmanec, Turčianske Teplice and Martin...

 Range in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 measuring 1532.1 metres (5,026.6 ft). It lies on the main ridge, to South it continues to Ostredok
Ostredok
Ostredok is the highest mountain of the Greater Fatra Range, Slovakia, measuring . It lies in the Hôlna Fatra part of the range which is typical by its deforested and rather flat gentle summits not rising much above the main ridge. Its south-western is rather steep with big danger of snow...

and Krížna mountains, to the North it divides into the lower western Turiec Ridge and higher eastern Liptov Ridge . It is unique by its large flat grass covered summit, the slopes are dangerous in winter because of frequent avalanches which have claimed many lives.
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