page_title: Malá Fatra
hierarchical_section_title: Malá Fatra
caption_attribution_description: Slovenčina: Hlavný hrebeň Krivánskej časti Malej Tatry, Slovensko. V popredí Hromové, Steny, Poludňový Grúň (úplne vľavo), v pozadí takmer zakrytý Stoh a Veľký Rozsutec
context_page_description: Malá Fatra is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in the north-west of Central Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area.
  It is situated approximately between the cities of Nitrianske Pravno, Strečno, Martin and Zázrivá. Turčianska kotlina and the Oravská vrchovina Mts. are situated to the west of the range, and Žilinská kotlina and the Kysucká vrchovina Mts. is located to the east.
  Malá Fatra consists of two subdivisions separated by the Váh river near Strečno: Lúčanská Malá Fatra and Krivánska Malá Fatra.
  The highest peak is Veľký Kriváň at 1,709 m AMSL in Krivánska Malá Fatra.
  Malá Fatra is basically one large karst feature. It is made up of crystalline rocks and complexes of Mesozoic strongly folded rocks.
  The main peaks of Lúčanská Malá Fatra are Veľká Lúka, Kľak and Minčol. The main peaks of the Krivánska Malá Fatra are Veľký Rozsutec, Malý Rozsutec, Veľký Kriváň and Malý Kriváň.
  The 12 km long pass between Krivánska Malá Fatra and Lúčanská Malá Fatra separated by the Váh is called Strečnianska tiesňava, located below the ruins of Strečno Castle.
context_section_description: Malá Fatra ([ˈmalaː ˈfatɾa]; also Little Fatra or Lesser Fatra, Polish: Mała Fatra, Hungarian: Kis-Fátra) is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in the north-west of Central Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area.
  It is situated approximately between the cities of Nitrianske Pravno, Strečno, Martin and Zázrivá. Turčianska kotlina (Turiec Basin) and the Oravská vrchovina Mts. are situated to the west of the range, and Žilinská kotlina (Žilina Basin) and the Kysucká vrchovina Mts. is located to the east.
  Malá Fatra consists of two subdivisions separated by the Váh river near Strečno: Lúčanská Malá Fatra and Krivánska Malá Fatra.
  The highest peak is Veľký Kriváň at 1,709 m AMSL in Krivánska Malá Fatra.
  Malá Fatra is basically one large karst feature. It is made up of crystalline rocks and complexes of Mesozoic strongly folded rocks.
  The main peaks of Lúčanská Malá Fatra are Veľká Lúka (1,475 m), Kľak (1,351 m) and Minčol (1,364). The main peaks of the Krivánska Malá Fatra are Veľký Rozsutec (1,610 m), Malý Rozsutec (1,343 m), Veľký Kriváň (1,709 m) and Malý Kriváň (1,671 m).
  The 12 km long pass between Krivánska Malá Fatra and Lúčanská Malá Fatra separated by the Váh is called Strečnianska tiesňava (Strečno Pass), located below the ruins of Strečno Castle. The Dierový potok stream created a complex of canyons, waterfalls and cascades in that area. Šútovo Waterfall (Šútovský vodopád ) is the highest waterfall in Malá Fatra and has a vertical drop of 38 m.
  Popular centres for winter sports are Vrátna dolina and Štefanová. Other tourism centres are the villages of Terchová, where the Slovak national hero Juraj Jánošík was born and Zázrivá, where the traditional Slovak sheep cheese delicacy known as korbáčiky is made. One of the most popular ski areas in Slovakia outside the Tatras is the Martinské hole resort situated between the Veľká lúka Mountain and the town of Martin.
  Krivánska Malá Fatra is protected by the Malá Fatra National Park.
  In addition, Malá Fatra includes the following small-scale protection areas:
  national nature reserves: Chleb, Minčol, Krivé, Šútovská dolina, Sokolec, Suchý, Starý hrad, Prípor, Šíp, Šrámková, Rozsutec, Tiesňavy, Veľká Bránica, Kľačianska Magura
  nature reserves: Dubovské lúky, Goľove mláky, Hajasová, Hrabinka, Hrádok, Kraľoviansky meander, Močiar, Paráč, Pod Rígľom, Veľká Lučivná
  natural monuments: Bôrická mláka, Domašínsky meander, Krasniansky luh, Šútovská epigenéza
  protected site: Hate
caption: The main ridge of the Kriváň part of Malá Fatra
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