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Region: Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Moravian-Silesian Beskids – a mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is the westernmost part of the Western Beskids in the Outer Western Carpathians. From the north-west, it descends with a distinct threshold in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills (part of the Podbeskydská pahorkatina), to the south from the Wsetyńskie Mountains it is separated by the Rożnów Trench with the Dolna Beczwa valley, in the south-east the upper Kisuca valley separates it from Jaworniki, in the east from the Beskid Śląski is separated by the Jabłonkowski Trench with the Olza River flowing through it and Międzygórze Jabłonkowskie with the Girowa peak. The area of the mesoregion so designated is 623 km² and covers the south-western part of Cieszyn Silesia and the north-eastern part of Moravia.
The Moravian-Silesian Beskids are made of the Carpathian flysch, mainly of the Silesian nappa. It is dominated by the Godul sandstones, while the Istebna sandstones form.
In terms of physics and geography, these mountains are divided into three microregions: Radhošťská hornatina, Lysohorská hornatina, and Klokočovská hornatina.
The highest peak is Lysá hora (1324 m a.s.l.).
Hikes in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids: