This page is about the Hungarian geographical region, called "North Hungarian Mountains". For the similar region in Slovakia, see Mátra-Slanec Area.
The North Hungarian Mountains is the northern, mountainous part of Hungary. It forms a geographical unity with the Mátra-Slanec Area, the adjacent parts of Slovakia. It is a separate geomorphological area within the Western Carpathians. The mountains run along in Northeast Hungary, and along the eastern parts of the Hungarian-Slovak border in a broad band from the Danube Bend to the town of Prešov.