Western Carpathians

Western Carpathians
Panoramic view from Kościelec, Poland. Peaks from left to right: Kozi Wierch, Mały Kozi Wierch, Zawratowa Turnia, Niebieska Turnia, Gąsienicowa Turnia, and Świnicka Kopa.
Highest point
Peak	Gerlachovský štít
Elevation	2,655 m (8,711 ft)
Coordinates	49°10′2″N 20°7′52″E / 49.16722°N 20.13111°E / 49.16722; 20.13111
Geography
Carpathian Mountains, Western Carpathians in green (1=Outer Western Carpathians , 2=Inner Western Carpathians)
Countries	Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary
Regions	Lesser Poland, Moravia and Weinviertel
Parent range	Carpathian Mountains
Geology
Orogeny	alpine orogeny
Type of rock	granite, limestone, sandstone, andesite

The Western Carpathians (Czech: Západní Karpaty) are a mountain range and geomorphological province that forms the western part of the Carpathian Mountains.

The mountain belt stretches from the Low Beskids range of the Eastern Carpathians along the border of Poland with Slovakia toward the Moravian region of the Czech Republic and the Austrian Weinviertel. In the south the North Hungarian Mountains cover northern Hungary. The area of the Western Carpathians comprises about 70,000 km². The highest elevation is the Gerlachovský štít (2,655m).