Tlstá

Tlstá
Tlstá (left) and Ostrá (right) mountains
Highest point
Elevation	1,373.3 m (4,506 ft)
Coordinates	48°56′28″N 19°05′22″E / 48.94111°N 19.08944°ECoordinates: 48°56′28″N 19°05′22″E / 48.94111°N 19.08944°E
Naming
Etymology	fat in Slovak
Geography
Tlstá Location in Slovakia
Location	Martin, Žilina, Slovakia
Parent range	Greater Fatra
Geology
Mountain type	limestone and dolomite

Tlstá (meaning fat in Slovak) is a mountain in the Bralná Fatra part of the Greater Fatra Range, measuring 1,373.3 m (4,506 ft). It is located over the Turiec Valley, rising steaply nearly 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above the valley bottom. It has rugged slopes with many rock spires and rock terraces under the grass-covered summit. With its well-preserved forests, rare plants and many karst caves in the massif, the mountain and its surrounding area were declared a National Nature Reserve in 1981, covering an area of 30.66 km² (11.84 sq mi). Together with the opposite Ostrá Mountain and Gader Valley beneath them, they create one of the most valuable and picturesque parts of the Greater Fatra Range.

References

• Brandos, Otakar (2004). Veľká Fatra, Šípska Fatra. Ostrava: SKY. ISBN 80-86774-02-3.

• VKÚ Harmanec (2003). Veľká Fatra. Edícia turistických máp 1:50000. Harmanec: VKÚ. ISBN 80-8042-044-0.