Iron Mountains (Czech Republic)
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| Iron Mountains | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Pešava |
| Elevation | 697 m (2,287 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 580 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
 Iron Mountains on the map of The Czech Republic | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| State | Pardubice Region |
| Range coordinates | 50°30′N 16°00′E / 50.5°N 16°E |
The Iron Mountains (Czech: Železné hory) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic, which is a part of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. Their location is in the North of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. They have an area of 748 km²,[1] their average height is 480,8 metres, and their highest peak is Pešava at a height of 697 metres[2] which is located exactly in the Sečská Upland, which is part of the Iron Mountains. But other sources state that the highest peak is Vestec, at a height of 668 metres.[3]
Geography
The mountain range can be characterised geographically,[5] as an upland with a triangular shape, with a plateau from the southeast through to the northwest of the mountains.
Divisions
- Chvaletická Plateau
- Sečská Upland
Highest mountain peaks
- Pešava 697 metres
- Vestec 668 metres
- Spálava 663 metres
- U Chloumku 661 metres
- Srní 653 metres
- Zuberský vrch 650 metres
- Polom 649 metres
