Osobitá, Mountain summit in Western Tatras, Slovakia

Osobitá is a 1,687 m peak in the Western Tatras, the highest point of the Grześ ridge. Its massif is built of Lower Jurassic sandstones over crystalline rock, with limestone and dolomite, and is cut by valleys such as Zuberská, Blatná, Mihulčia and Bobrovecká Oravská. The summit is rocky and grassy, allowing a circular view.

The name Osobitá was recorded in a 1615 document and appears in Polish sources in 1630. In the 17th century the mountain was a major pastoral centre with five alpine pastures, grazing up to 1,500 sheep and cows. Since 1989 the massif has been a strict nature reserve of 458 hectares, and its trails were closed.

The name Osobitá refers to the peak's isolated position among surrounding mountains. Visitors notice this distinct standing when they see its prominent outline from neighboring trails and viewpoints.

No marked trail leads to the summit: the whole massif lies within the Osobitá national nature reserve, established in 1989, and the summit paths were closed. The only marked route runs along the edge of the massif, through the Teplý žľab gully to the Pod Osobitou saddle, from Zverovka (about 2:05 h) and on to Grześ (about 2 h).

The name Osobitá comes from the Gorale word osobity, meaning separate or standing apart, because from many sides the massif looks like an independent mountain cut off from the Tatras. It is visible from as far as Zakopane in Poland.