Vtáčnik

Vtacnik Mountains
Vtáčnik
Mount Žarnov
Highest point
Peak	Vtáčnik (1,346 m)
Geography
Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
Country	Slovakia
States/Provinces	Žilina and Banská Bystrica
Districts	Ružomberok, Turčianske Teplice and Banská Bystrica
Range coordinates	48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.583°N 18.583°E / 48.583; 18.583Coordinates: 48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.583°N 18.583°E / 48.583; 18.583
Parent range	Nitra basin
Borders on	List Strážov Mountains Žiar Kremnica Mountains Tribeč Štiavnica Mountains

The Vtacnik Mountains, occasionally Vtáčnik Mountains (Slovak: Vtáčnik), is a range in central Slovakia, which forms part of the Slovak Central Mountains (Slovenské stredohorie) within the Inner Western Carpathians.

It is bordered in the west, north and northeast by the upper Nitra basin, Strážov Mountains and Žiar, in the east by the Kremnica Mountains and Žiar basin, and in the south by Tribeč and the Štiavnica Mountains.

It is divided further into these geomorphological units:

The four highest mountains are: Vtáčnik (1,346 m), Biela skala (1,136 m), Buchlov (1,040 m), and Žiar (845 m).

Some of the towns or villages around or in Vtáčnik include: Prievidza, Nováky, Handlová, Prochot, Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, and Veľké Pole.