Rakhiv district (Rakhivskyi) is located in the eastern part of the Transcarpathian region, bordering Romania to the south. It covers the highest part of the Ukrainian Carpathians - the Montenegrin massif, where the highest peak of Ukraine is located - Mount Hoverla. The nature of these areas is protected by the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve with Svydovets and Chornohirsky protected areas - one of the largest areas of Beech virgin forests of the Carpathians, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The former Polish White Elephant Observatory is located on Mount Pip-Ivan Chornohirsky, where the Yavirnytsya Search and Rescue Department of the State Emergency Service now operates. Drahobrat ski resort is the highest in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the season here sometimes lasts from December to M ...