Gomul (1,787 m a.s.l.) is one of those quietly rewarding summits that catches you off guard — set slightly apart from the main Chornohora ridge, it rises as a distinct, well-defined peak with open alpine views in all directions. Its Romanian name literally means 'unnoticeable', but anyone who makes the effort to reach it will find that description wonderfully wrong.
Located in the Chornohora massif of the Ukrainian Carpathians, Gomul sits within the Carpathian National Nature Park. The summit is draped in grassy and low-shrub alpine meadows — vibrant green in summer and blazing amber in early autumn. To the south, the higher peak of Shpytsi (1,863 m) dominates the skyline, while to the northeast the Marishevska polonyna stretches out toward Velyka Marishevska (1,567 m). The atmosphere here is wild yet peaceful, far from the crowds that gather on nearby Hoverla, yet fully immersed in the heart of the Carpathians.
How to reach the summitHere is a fact worth carrying with you on the way down: the 'unnoticeable' Gomul is one of the birthplaces of the Prut River, which flows hundreds of kilometres through Ukraine and Romania before reaching the Danube.