The Křižanov Highlands (, ) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region.
Geomorphology The Křižanov Highlands is a mesoregion of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within the Bohemian Massif. It borders other mesoregions of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.
The highest peaks are Harusův kopec at above sea level, Špičák at , Mařenka at , Ještěnice at , Havlína at , and Kyjov at .
Geology The highlands, together with the Upper Svratka Highlands and Jevišovice Uplands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone.
Pedology The primary composition of the range is migmatite, granite and gneis. Soil horizon is mainly fluvisol and cambisol.
Geography The area has a horseshoe shape that extends from Tišnov in the east, to Žďár nad Sázavou in the northwest and Jemnice in the southwest. The highlands have an area of and an average height of .
The rivers that originates here include Jihlava, Oslava, and Thaya.
The most populated settlements in the territory are Jihlava (smaller part), Žďár nad Sázavou, Velké Meziříčí, Nové Město na Moravě, Dačice, Třešť, and Velká Bíteš.
Vegetation The mountain range is 47% forested, plantations only – spruces, limes, maples, birches.
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References Geografický místopisný slovník, Academia, Praha, 1993.