Kékes
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| Kékes | |
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| Elevation | 1,014 m (3,327 ft) 1 |
| Prominence | 774 m (2,539 ft) 1 |
| Listing | Country high point |
| Translation | Bluish (Hungarian) |
| Location | |
 Kékes
 Hungary |
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| Range | Mátra, Western Carpathians |
| Coordinates | 47°52′44″N 20°0′37″E / 47.87889°N 20.01028°ECoordinates: 47°52′44″N 20°0′37″E / 47.87889°N 20.01028°E |
Kékes is Hungary's highest mountain, at 1,014 metres (3,327 ft) above sea level.1 It lies 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Gyöngyös,2 in the Mátra range of Heves county. It is Hungary's third most popular tourist attraction, after Lake Balaton and the Danube, and has a number of hotels and skiing pistes. The Kékestető TV Tower stands at the summit.
The name Kékes is derived from the mountain's often bluish colour. In Hungarian, the word kék means 'blue', while kékes means implicitly 'bluish'.
References
- ^ a b c "Kékes". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10314.
- ^ G. Z. Földvary (1988). Geology of the Carpathian Region. World Scientific. ISBN 9789971503451. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=B7dNVzg4UHIC&pg=PA278.
External links
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