List of mountains in Croatia

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This is a list of mountains (Croatian : planina) in Croatia.

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The highest mountains in Croatia belong to the Dinarides range that is sometimes also called Dinaric Alps, of which Dinara is the highest mountain in Croatia. Together with the easternmost parts of the Alps, these mountains span most of the country, and their orogenic activity started in the Paleozoic with the Variscan orogeny and continued in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic with the Alpine orogeny.

The mountains in the northeastern part of the country, in the Pannonian plain, are considerably older than the rest as their orogeny happened in the Paleozoic.

Mountains in the list are ordered by height.

MountainPeakHeight (m)
Dinara Dinara (Sinjal) [note 1] 1831
Kamešnica Kurljaj or Kamešnic. [note 2] 1809
Biokovo Sveti Jure1762
Velebit Vaganski vrh1757
Plješevica Ozeblin1657
Velika Kapela Bjelolasica (Kula)1533
Risnjak Risnjak1528
Svilaja Svilaja1508
Snježnik Snježnik1506
Viševica Viševica1428
Učka Vojak1396
Mosor Mosor1339
Šibenik Veliki Šibenik1314
Mala Kapela Seliški vrh1279
Ćićarija Veliki Plamik1272
Sniježnica Sniježnica1234
Veliki Kozjak Bat1207
Klek Klek1182
Žumberačka Gora Sveta Gera 1181
Promina Velika Promina1148
Bitoraj Bitoraj1140
Tuhobić Tuhobić1106
Ivanšćica Ivanšćica1059
Medvednica Sljeme1035
Psunj Brezovo polje984
Pelješac Sveti Ilija961
Papuk Papuk953
Rilić Šapašnik920
Samoborska Gora Japetić879
Strahinščica Strahinščica846
Moseč Movran838
Krndija Kapovac792
Vidova gora (Island of Brač)Sutvid780
Kozjak Sveti Luka779
Plešivica Plešivica777
Boraja Crni vrh739
Ravna Gora (Zagorje)Ravna gora686
Jurašinka Jurašinka674
Opor (mountain) Crni krug650
Kalničko gorje Kalnik642
Sveti Niko (Island of Hvar)Sveti Nikola627
Požeška Gora Kapavac618
Zrinska gora Piramida616
Osoršćica (Island of Lošinj)Osoršćica589
Klupca (Island of Korčula)Klupca569
Obzovo (Island of Krk)Obzovo568
Vodenica Vodenica537
Petrova Gora Veliki Petrovac512

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Notes

  1. For Dinara, the highest peak on the territory of Croatia has been listed; the mountain's highest peak belongs to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Troglav, 1913 m).
  2. Most of Kamešnica belongs to Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with its highest peak (Konj, 1855 m).

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