Kopaonik, got its name by the centuries long activity carried out there - excavating of gold, silver, lead and zinc ore. That's why the name in the local slang remained Kopanik. At the height of 1,700 - 2,000 meters above sea level, there are 11 peaks and the slopes of most of them are ski paths in the winter. The most attractive ones are Suvo Rudište, Karaman, Greben, Gobelja, Krst, Bećirevac, Lednica, Markove Stene, the Jarak saddle, Srebrnac, Duboka and others.
The highest Kopaonik point (2,017 m), the Pančić Peak, got its name by Mr. Josif Pančić, a doctor by profession, a botanic by determination, the first President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences.
Kopaonik is 275 km far from Belgrade and it may be reached in two ways:
1. From the west side - By the Ibarska main road there are two ways to the Ravni (Flat) Kopaonik, one from Biljanovac and Jošanička Banja, up the Jošanička River
2. From Rudnica From the east side - From Kruševac and Toplica, via Brzeća
From spring to winter, Kopaonik is the place of many congresses, seminars and excursions. Since the climate on this mountain is curing and, as such, it is convenient not only for sportsmen, children and those having asthma, but also for all those fond of the rest in a healthy nature, various walks and excursions to the Pančić Peak, the highest point on Kopaonik, 'Marko's Rocks', 'The Sky Chairs', an archaeological site with restored remnants of an Orthodox Church at the greatest height above the sea level in the Balkans.