Pohronský Inovec is a mountain range in Slovakia, part of the Slovenské stredohorie

Slovenské stredohorie

Slovenské stredohorie is a group of mountain ranges in southern central Slovakia. Approximately in the center of the mountains lies the city of Zvolen.Slovenské stredohorie is a part of the Inner Western Carpathians...

 ranges of the Inner Western Carpathians.

The range is volcanic in origin, and composed of andesite

Andesite

Andesite is an extrusive igneous, volcanic rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between basalt and dacite. The mineral assemblage is typically dominated by plagioclase plus pyroxene and/or hornblende. Magnetite,...

 and rhyolites. The highest peak is Veľký Inovec (Big Inovec), at 901 meters from sea level. The most popular lookout point is Benát at 692 meters. The southern portion is covered by deciduous forest, predominately oak with more beeches at higher elevations.
The ruins of the medieval stone watchtower Živánská věž (Živánská Tower) stands within the range, near the village of Jedľové Kostolany in the Zlaté Moravce District

Zlaté Moravce District

Zlaté Moravce District is a district inthe Nitra Region of western Slovakia.Until 1918, the district formed mostly part of the Hungarian county of Tekov, apart from a small area in the west around Kostoľany pod Tribečom which formed part of the county of Nitra.- Municipalities...

. It's also the headwaters of the Žitava River.