The Súľov Mountains (in Slovak, ''Súľovské vrchy'') is a rugged mountain range in Slovakia, the northwestern part of the

Fatra-Tatra Area The Fatra-Tatra Area (in geomorphology) or the Tatra-Fatra Belt of core mountains (in geology) is a part of the Inner Western Carpathians, a subprovince of the Western Carpathians. Most of the area lies in Slovakia with small parts reaching into A ...

of the

Inner Western Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya ...

. Its highest peak is Veľký Manín, at 890 meters. The Súľov Mountains is the location of: * the Súľov Rocks, a national nature reserve open for hiking and rock-climbing. The highest peak in this area is ''Žibrid'' (867 meters) * the national nature reserves of the Manínska Gorge and the Kostolecká Gorge * the Bosmany natural monument * the extensive castle ruins of the 13th century

Lietava Castle Lietava Castle ( sk, Lietavský hrad, older names , , , ) is an extensive castle ruin in the Súľov Mountains of northern Slovakia, between the villages of Lietava and Lietavská Svinná-Babkov in the Žilina District. History The castle was b ...

and the 15th century Súľovský Castle A portion of the Súľovs is also protected by the Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sulov Mountains Mountain ranges of Slovakia Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians