Neniska Velyka, Mountain summit in Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine.
Neniska Velyka is a summit in the Ukrainian Carpathians, rising prominently above its surroundings and covered with dense forest across its slopes. The peak can be accessed by multiple hiking trails, with routes varying in difficulty and approach direction.
The summit lies on the main ridge of the Marmarosh massif, where the Ukrainian-Romanian border runs today. Its southern slopes are in Romania, and the nearest village, Bohdan, is 12 km to the northwest. The mountain is within the Marmarosh protected massif.
The name Neniska comes from the local Hutsul dialect for "aunt"; the Romanian Mica Mare applies to both Neniska Mala and Neniska Velyka and literally means "small" and "large". The summit lies on the main ridge of the Marmarosh massif, where the Ukrainian-Romanian border runs, and its southern slopes are in Romania.
The summit lies on the main ridge of the Marmarosh massif, where the Ukrainian-Romanian border runs; the southern slopes are already in Romania. The nearest settlement is Bohdan, 12 km to the north-west, so plan a full day's approach. Above 1400 m the forest gives way to polonyna meadows, and many streams rise on the slopes.
The summit lies exactly on the Ukrainian-Romanian border ridge, so the southern slopes already belong to Romania. Just 0.6 km west-southwest stands Neniska Mala (1818 m), slightly higher than Neniska Velyka's 1815.5 m, and 5 km south-southwest across the border rises Farkeу (1961 m), the highest point of the Marmarosh massif.
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