Cserhát

{{Short description|Mountain range in Hungary}}

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Cserhát ({{IPAc-hu|'|cs|e|r|h|á|t}}) is a mountain range in Hungary, part of the North Hungarian Mountains.{{cite web |url=https://asztivaniskola.lapunk.hu/dokumentumok/eszaki_kozephegyseg.pdf |title=Az északi-középhegység |trans-title=The North-Central Mountains |language=hu |website=asztivaniskola.lapunk.hu |access-date=25 June 2025}} It is divided between Pest and Nógrád counties. Its highest point is the Karancs with an elevation of 729 metres above sea level.

Cserhát stretches from Cserhátalja to the valley of the Ipoly ({{Langx|sk|Ipeľ}}) river. Its central part is mountainous, covered with forests, while its southern and northern parts are hilly.

Architecturally, the territory is rich in castles. Hollókő, an ethnographic village, located here, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.{{cite web |title=Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/401 |access-date=19 June 2025 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Convention |publisher=United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization}}