The Bükk Mountains ( Hungarian: [ˈbykː] ) are a section of the North Hungarian Mountains of the Inner Western Carpathians . Much of the area is included in the Bükk National Park .
5-561: Although Kékes , the highest point in Hungary, is not here but in the nearby Mátra Mountains, the average height of the Bükk Mountains–with more than 20 peaks higher than 900 m–exceeds that of Mátra. The highest point of Bükk is Kettős bérc (961 m), the third highest main peak in Hungary after Kékes and Galyatető . There are 1,115 known caves in the mountain range, including Bányász-barlang (Miner cave, 274 m) and István-lápa (254 m),
10-566: A hostel here in 1894 and an andesite watchtower was erected on the Péter-hegyese mountain to the east of the Galya-tető in 1934. The hostel ruined and a new luxury hotel was built under the Péter-hegyese watchtower in 1939. The Church of Patrona Hungariae built on the Galya-tető in 1941. Galya-tető was annexed to Mátraszentimre in 1948. The importance of tourism increased in the 1960s and hotels and ski slopes were built here. The observatory
15-584: Is the second highest mountain (altitude: 965 m) in Hungary and in the Mátra mountain range (after Kékes ). Galya-tető is a resort place of the village of Mátraszentimre in Heves County . The territory of Galyatető have an own postal code: 3234. It is 5.0 km away from the town center. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 43. The resort place reachable by bus from the capital city. The Mátra Association established
20-613: The deepest caves in Hungary, the archaeologically important Szeleta cave , the Cave Bath (a main tourist attraction of Miskolc-Tapolca ), the Anna Cave , and the István Cave . 52 of the caves are protected because of their fauna and microclimate . The mountain range is also famous for its skiing facilities located around Bánkút . There are a number of maintained ski slopes equipped with several J-bar lifts. The long traditions of skiing – on
25-573: The racing and recreational levels – in Bükk are fostered by local enthusiasts constituting the "Bánkút Ski Club" also in charge of operating and developing one of the largest alpine ski centres in Hungary ( http://www.bankut.hu ). 48°05′N 20°30′E / 48.083°N 20.500°E / 48.083; 20.500 This Hungarian geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Galyatet%C5%91 Galya-tető [ˈɡɒjɒtɛtøː] ( Slovak : Matranská hoľa )
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