Bálvány, Mountain summit in Heves County, Hungary

Bálvány is a 956-metre summit in the Bükk mountains, on the north-western edge of the Bükk plateau within the administrative area of Nagyvisnyó, near Bánkút. It is Hungary's eighth-highest peak and lies 4 metres below the nearby Szilvási-kő. A metal lookout tower, the Petőfi-kilátó, stands beside a radio transmitter on the top.

The name Bálvány refers to the pagan era, before Hungary's Christianisation around 1000. Administratively the summit lies in the territory of Nagyvisnyó, near Bánkút, the slope of the Bükk known for its ski runs. A metal lookout tower, the Petőfi-kilátó, was later built on the summit beside a radio transmitter.

The name Bálvány refers to the pagan era, when such peaks were associated with idols. On the summit, next to the radio transmitter, stands the Petőfi-kilátó, a metal lookout tower from which hikers on the Országos Kéktúra long-distance trail get a wide panorama.

The summit lies on the northwestern side of the Bükk Plateau, administratively in Nagyvisnyó near Bánkút. Marked trails, including the Országos Kéktúra long-distance route, cross the area and make the top easy to reach. A metal lookout tower, the Petőfi-kilátó, stands beside the radio transmitter on the summit.

The name Bálvány refers to the pagan era, and a metal lookout tower, the Petőfi-kilátó, stands beside a radio transmitter on the summit. On the neighbouring Felső-Borovnyák peak (945 m) there is a NATO locator that dominates the landscape and can be seen from almost anywhere on the plateau.