Obavsky Stone, Mountain summit in Mukachevo Raion, Ukraine.
Obavsky Stone is a 979-metre summit in the Synyak massif of the Ukrainian Carpathians, Mukachevo Raion, at the junction of the Plishka and Tovsty ridges. Its slopes are covered with oak, hornbeam and beech forest, and the top is a bare rock over 80 metres high.
The sources record no documented historical events for the summit itself. Its name derives from the village of Obava to the south, and the mountain rises in the western part of the basin holding the Synyak sanatorium. The surrounding massif belongs to the Synyak array, part of the Volcanic Ridge of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
The name comes from the village of Obava, which lies south of the peak. In Hungarian the mountain is called Obavai-kő, and the Ukrainian form is Обавський Камінь. The summit rock rises over 80 m above the forest and is a local landmark above the Synyak sanatorium hollow.
You can reach this summit using white-marked trails starting from the Trout tourist base, which wind along the Synyavka River valley. The paths are established routes that guide you through the forest and up to the peak.
The bare rock at the top rises more than 80 metres above the forested slopes. From it, the Mukachevo Castle and much of the Zakarpattia lowland are visible to the south, a detail many hikers miss while facing north toward the higher ridges.
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