Mount Lostun
Mount Lostun is a 1,654-meter peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located on the territory of the Marmarosh mountain range (in the Chivchyn Mountains). It is located southeast of the village of Burkut within the Verkhovyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
The foot of the peak and the summit slopes are covered with centuries-old forests, the summit is unforested, with a variety of alpine and subalpine vegetation.
The slopes of Lostun are very steep, especially in the western direction.
To the north of the mountain, within the Verkhovyna National Nature Park, there is the Hanging Swamp, which is a hydrological natural monument of national importance in Ukraine.
To the northwest of Mount Lostun is Mount Chyvchyn, the highest mountain of the Chyvchyn massif, and to the south is Mount Malyi Lostun. Not far from the very top (on the southwestern slope) is the state border between Ukraine and Romania.
The nearest settlement is the village of Burkut, Verkhovyna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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Water and shelter nearby
- Hut on Polonyna Lostun760 m · Not verified · 1 521 m
- Hut below Mount Kamenets2.3 km · Not verified · 1 512 m
- Spring below Mount Lostun2.3 km · Not verified · 1 331 m
- Hut on Polonyna Briusnyi2.7 km · Not verified · 1 423 m
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Trails via Mount Lostun
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Nearby attractions
PeakMount PurulKhutir Burkutaltitude 1 616 m · Marmarosh range4.9 km from Mount LostunPurul (translated from Romanian as "pure") is a 1616-meter peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located in the Marmarosh mountain range within the Chivchyn...
PeakMount SulihulKhutir Burkutaltitude 1 688 m · Chyvchyny range5 km from Mount LostunSulihul (also Sylyhul) is a 1,688 m peak (some sources give 1,689 m) on the main crest of the Chyvchyn Mountains, the north-eastern range of the Marmarosh Massif.
Mountain meadowPolonyna LukovytsiaVerkhovyna districtaltitude 1 477 m12 km from Mount LostunThe height of the meadow is more than 1300 meters above sea level. Incredible landscapes that take your breath away.Craft nearby
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Craft shopsKopalnia Bryndzy cheese shop and tasting, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna33 km from Mount LostunKopalnia Bryndzy (“The Brynza Mine”) is a small farm cheese shop with a tasting room on the edge of Verkhovyna, in the valley of the Zhabievskyi stream.
Ethno parks & homesteadsArt Ethno-Sadyba “Tsikava Sadyba”, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna35 km from Mount LostunTsikava Sadyba («The Curious Estate») is a private art homestead in the very centre of Verkhovyna that local housewife and artist Oksana Susiak has been shaping since...
Craft beer & breweriesVerkhovyna Brewery at the Pyvovar Motel, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna35 km from Mount LostunVerkhovyna Brewery operates at the Pyvovar motel on the approach to Verkhovyna, the Hutsul capital of the Carpathians.
Markets & fairsTorhovyshche Souvenir Market, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna35 km from Mount LostunTorhovyshche is a modern souvenir market right in the centre of Verkhovyna, the capital of the mountain Hutsul region.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineZRUB Ethno Restaurant, IltsiIltsi36 km from Mount LostunZRUB Ethno Restaurant is a new log-built home of Hutsul cooking in the village of Iltsi, on the edge of Verkhovyna, the town often called the Hutsul capital.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineBabyna Koliba, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia37 km from Mount LostunBabyna Kolyba («Granny's Koliba») serves authentic Hutsul food in Kryvorivnia, a village sometimes called the «Ukrainian Athens»: Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi...