Tornik ( sr-Cyrl, Торник) is the highest point of the

Zlatibor Zlatibor ( sr-cyr, Златибoр ) is a List of mountains of Serbia, mountainous region in western Serbia. Among the most popular places in Serbia for tourism, Zlatibor's main attractions include health tourism, skiing, and hiking and the lo ...

Mountains in the

Zlatibor District The Zlatibor District (, ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the western, mountainous part of Serbia. The district was named after the mountainous region of Zlatibor. As of the 2022 cen ...

in southwestern

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. It rises to an altitude of 1,496 m.

Geography

Mount Tornik is located 10 km from the town of

, the tourist centre of the Zlatibor Mountains. Nearby is the

Ribnica Lake Lake Ribnica () is a lake in Serbia. Geography Lake Ribnica is located in the Zlatibor mountains, in the west of Central Serbia an in the municipality of Cajetina. It is found from the town of Kraljeve Vode, also known as ''Zlatibor'', the tou ...

reservoir. It is surrounded by the villages of Jablanica,

Stublo Stublo is a village in the municipality of Čajetina, western Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_ma ...

and Dobroselica.

Tourism

At the foot of the peak is the

Tornik ski resort Tornik ski resort or Tornik ski center (), is a mountain resort and one of the largest centers of winter tourism in Serbia, operated by public company "Skijališta Srbije". Located on the slopes of Zlatibor Mountain, it is mainly a destination for ...

, located at an altitude of between 1,110 and 1,490 m, with three runs. It is equipped with a

gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...

as well as several

ski lift A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a Lift ticket, paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/Eisenbach, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, ...

s. The resort was destroyed in the 1999 NATO bombing.United Nations Environment Programme: The Kosovo Conflict
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References

{{reflist Zlatibor Mountains of Serbia