Mount Sheshul
Sheshul is a 1,726-meter peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located in the western part of the Chornohora mountain range within the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. The mountain is located on the territory of Rakhiv district of Zakarpattia region, in the northeast direction from the city of Rakhiv.
Sheshul's peak and its summit slopes are covered with shrubs, grasses and dense blueberry thickets; below the level of the meadows, there are centuries-old beech and beech-fir forests.
To the northeast of Mount Sheshul are Mount Petros and Mount Petrosul, to the east is Mount Hoverla, and to the northwest is the Svydovets mountain range with its highest peak, Mount Blyznytsia.
There is a shallow saddle between Mount Sheshul and one of the spurs of Petros (by the way, tourists often stop here for the night or just to rest when climbing Petros from Kvasy or vice versa, when descending to the village of Kvasy from Petros). If you did not plan to conquer Sheshul while climbing Petros, which actually passes through this saddle, you can make a radial ascent to it if you wish, leaving heavy backpacks behind. List of routes with Mount Sheshul.
It is worth noting that many Ukrainian maps, inherited from Soviet cartographers, show the height of Mount Sheshul at 1688 meters. However, this is not reliable information, as this height belongs to one of the side peaks located to the west of the main peak. The correct height is 1726 meters, which is recorded on Polish maps of pre-war times.
The nearest settlement is the village of Kvasy, Rakhiv district, Zakarpattia region.
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Water and shelter nearby
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (16)170 m · Not verified · 1 650 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (17)230 m · Weak flow · 1 656 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (15)380 m · Not verified · 1 594 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (18)460 m · Not verified · 1 592 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (19)660 m · Not verified · 1 611 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (9)870 m · Not verified · 1 487 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (11)1 km · Not verified · 1 590 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (8)1 km · Not verified · 1 452 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (20)1.1 km · Not verified · 1 590 m
- Stream water below Mount Sheshul1.1 km · Not verified · 1 285 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (21)1.2 km · Not verified · 1 628 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (22)1.2 km · Not verified · 1 649 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (5)1.3 km · Not verified · 1 422 m
- Hut below Mount Sheshul (2)1.4 km · Not verified · 1 253 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (4)1.4 km · Not verified · 1 294 m
- Spring below Mount Sheshul (24)1.4 km · Not verified · 1 581 m
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Places to stay nearby
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CottageHomestead "U Ivanky"Vyshkovo7.1 km from Mount SheshulKitchenWi‑FiNearby: Polonyna Menchul 4.1 kmMt Sheshul 7.1 km46 trails
HotelCube (KUB)Kvasy7.2 km from Mount SheshulBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Polonyna Menchul 4.1 kmMt Sheshul 7.2 km46 trails
HotelGuest House "PETROS" KvasKvasy7.1 km from Mount SheshulBBQKitchenParkingNearby: Polonyna Menchul 4.0 kmMt Sheshul 7.1 km46 trails
HotelSanatorium "Hirskaya Tysa" MykulychynKvasy7.2 km from Mount SheshulSaunaSPAKidsNearby: Polonyna Menchul 4.1 kmMt Sheshul 7.2 km46 trails
HotelHotel "Lisova Kazka"Kvasy7.2 km from Mount SheshulPoolSaunaTransferNearby: Polonyna Menchul 4.1 kmMt Sheshul 7.2 km46 trails
CottageCottage "Zatyshok" MykulychynKvasy7.4 km from Mount SheshulFireplaceKitchenParkingNearby: Polonyna Menchul 4.5 kmMt Sheshul 7.4 km45 trailsTrails via Mount Sheshul
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HardMulti-dayMarkedTranscarpathian Tourist TrailElevation profile202–2 054 m393.2 kmascent 16 874 m
HardTwo-dayKvasy Mount PetrosElevation profile533–2 013 m16 kmascent 1 603 m≈ 7 h walking
HardMulti-dayMarkedKvasy village to Zaroslyak basevia Mount Petros, Mount HoverlaElevation profile537–2 054 m28.9 kmascent 1 983 m≈ 11 h walkingNearby attractions
Mountain meadowPolonyna SheshulKvasyaltitude 1 620 m · Chornohora range2 km from Mount SheshulSheshul Polonyna is a treeless grassy ridge on the south-western spur of Petros in the western part of the Chornohora range, Rakhiv district, Zakarpattia.
Mountain meadowPolonyna RognieskaKvasyaltitude 1 429 m · Chornohora range2.3 km from Mount SheshulRognieska is a meadow on the Chornohora mountain range (Ukrainian Carpathians), in the Rakhiv district of Zakarpattia region.
PeakMount PetrosYasinyaaltitude 2 020 m · Chornohora range3.6 km from Mount Sheshul92 trails to the topMount Petros is the fourth highest (2020 m) peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians after Hoverla (2061), Brebeneskul (2035 m) and Pop Ivan Chornohirsky (2028 m).Craft nearby
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Eco farmsRozental Eco-Farm and Cheese Dairy, KvasyKvasy6.7 km from Mount SheshulBeer and cider are brewed here, sheep's-milk ice cream is made, and in the Vaskul area above the village sits the Rozental eco-farm and cheese dairy.
Craft beer & breweriesTsypa Brewery, KvasyKvasy7.3 km from Mount SheshulThe Tsypa Hutsul craft brewery in Kvasy is probably the best-known brewery in the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineU Rizbaria Café, YasiniaYasinya13 km from Mount SheshulU Rizbaria Café (“At the Woodcarver’s”) in Yasinia is a small Hutsul place serving home cooking that travellers usually find by word of mouth.
Markets & fairsSouvenir Market on the Yablunytsia Pass, YablunytsiaYablunytsia17 km from Mount SheshulThe souvenir market on the Yablunytsia Pass is one of the best-known roadside bazaars in the Carpathians.
Craft producersDU-MEN craft bakery, RakhivRakhiv17 km from Mount SheshulDU-MEN (DU•MEN.craft bakery) is a craft bakery in Rakhiv which, in its own words, has been baking “bread with a history” for twelve years.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineVysokyi Pereval Koliba, YablunytsiaYablunytsia17 km from Mount SheshulVysokyi Pereval Koliba ("High Pass") stands in Yablunytsia, on the new road to Bukovel, in the Horishkiv area.




