Požeška gora

{{short description|Mountain in Croatia}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Požeška gora

| elevation_m = 618

| location = Croatia

| map = Croatia

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| map_caption = Location of Požeška gora in Croatia

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| mapframe-zoom = 9

| coordinates = {{coord|45|16|55|N|17|34|01|E|type:mountain_region:HR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| photo = Pleterni-ìki vinogradi na Po+¥e+íkoj gori.jpg

| photo_caption = Vineyards on Požeška gora near Pleternica

}}

Požeška gora (lit. Požega Mountain) is a mountain located south of Požega, Croatia in the region of central Slavonia. The mountain is a part of Slavonian mountains enveloping the Požega Valley,{{cite web|url=http://www.geografija.hr/clanci/1501/geomorfologija-krsa-papuka-kap-krsa-u-srcu-slavonije|title=Geomorfologija krša Papuka - kap krša u srcu Slavonije|trans-title=Geomorphology of Papuk karst - a drop of karst in the heart of Slavonia|author=Neven Bočić|date=13 January 2010|accessdate=16 May 2012|publisher=Croatian Geographic Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608222606/http://www.geografija.hr/clanci/1501/geomorfologija-krsa-papuka-kap-krsa-u-srcu-slavonije|archive-date=8 June 2011|url-status=dead}} located adjacent to Psunj to the east of Požeška gora, and to the west of Dilj. Požeška gora and Dilj are separated by a gap through which Orljava River flows south out of the Požega Valley.{{cite web|publisher=Požega-Slavonia County Tourist Board|url=http://www.tzzps.hr/zupanija|language=Croatian|title=O županiji|trans-title=About the county|accessdate=15 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623110627/http://www.tzzps.hr/zupanija|archive-date=2012-06-23|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|publisher=Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning (Croatia)|url=http://www.mgipu.hr/doc/PPZHR2010/11-Pozega/00-pozega-tekst-web.pdf|format=PDF|language=Croatian|title=Prostorni plan Požeško-slavonske županije|trans-title=Spatial plan of the Požega-Slavonia County|date=July 2002|accessdate=15 May 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The highest peak of the mountain is Kapavac, {{convert|618|m|abbr=off}} above sea level.{{Croatia Yearbook 2015|page=48|chapter=Geographical and Meteorological Data|author=}}

Term Babja gora is also used to refer to the mountain,{{cite web|publisher=Museum of the city of Požega|url=http://www.gmp.hr/blog/index.php/2-recepti/58-cuveni-grah-bake-danice-iz-zvecevacke-radnicke-obitelji|language=Croatian|title=Muzej u loncu|trans-title=Museum in a pot|accessdate=16 May 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120731110935/http://www.gmp.hr/blog/index.php/2-recepti/58-cuveni-grah-bake-danice-iz-zvecevacke-radnicke-obitelji|archivedate=31 July 2012}} although in a strict sense Babja gora is the western part of Požeška gora, with Pokotina brook representing the eastern boundary of Babja gora area. The highest peak of Požeška gora is located in Babja gora area.{{cite web|publisher=Mountaineering Association of Slavonia|url=http://www.slavonski-planinarski-savez.hr/index.php/spp/opis-spp|title=Opis trase slavonskog planinarskog puta|trans-title=Description of Slavonia hiking trail route|accessdate=16 May 2012|date=23 December 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073306/http://www.slavonski-planinarski-savez.hr/index.php/spp/opis-spp|archivedate=4 March 2016}}