Tubes (peak)

Tubes
Highest point
Elevation611 m (2,005 ft)
Coordinates46°6′31″N 18°12′9″E / 46.10861°N 18.20250°E / 46.10861; 18.20250
Naming
Language of nameHungarian
Geography
Tubes is located in Hungary
Tubes
Tubes
Hungary
LocationBaranya County, Hungary
Parent rangeMecsek, Transdanubia

Tubes is the second-highest peak of the Mecsek mountain range in Hungary. Its elevation is 611 metres (2005 ft) above sea level. The peak's name probably derives from "tuba", a Hungarian word for wild dove.[1]

The peak is the site of a military radar station and a look-out tower. The 22 metre-high tower was completed in 2001 and provides a clear view in every direction.[2] In 2005, the Hungarian government chose Tubes as the site for a 3D NATO military radar, however, due to civil resistance, the project was developed in Tolna county.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mecseki csúcsok: honnan a név? - pecsma.hu". www.pecsma.hu. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ A misinatol a tubesig a teljes pecsi panorama eletmod50.com (in Hungarian) [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Government - Ministry of Defence - News". www.kormany.hu. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015.


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