[1][2] The massif of Velká Javořina is located in the southwest part of the White Carpathians and is built of flysch rocks with significant thickness, in which layers of sandstone (dating from the Upper Cretaceous to the Lower Paleocene) and fine-grained marine sediments (shales and marls) rhythmically repeat.

[4] The highest parts of the mountain are characterized by steep slopes facing north and northeast,[5] descending to the Strání Valley with an average elevation of 479 meters above sea level.

[7] A characteristic and very common phenomenon in areas with softer (clay) ground is landslides, causing significant damage to the forest stand.

[8] On the northwest slope, at an altitude of 856 meters above sea level, the Velička stream emerges from a spring, which is a left tributary of the Morava river.

The climate of the central and northeastern parts of the White Carpathians is quite warm, cooler at higher altitudes, but much warmer than at comparable heights in northern and western Moravia.

[7] The forests of the massif mainly consist of native species: sycamore maple (from which the mountain takes its name), common beech, and ash.

[18] Using mountain trails, during World War II, about 2,500 people fleeing from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, occupied by Nazi Germany, were smuggled through the massif.

[23][24][16] In an adit near the summit, a seismic station was established in 1995 by scientists from the Department of Earth Physics at Masaryk University in Brno in cooperation with the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics in Vienna.

[16][25] In July 1847, a group of Slovak students gathered on Velká Javořina to celebrate the publication of the first issue (3rd year) of the magazine Orol tatránski (Tatra Eagle), a literary supplement (biweekly) to the first Slovak-language periodical, Slovenskje národňje novini, edited by Ľudovít Štúr.

Every year in July, joint events are organized (Slovak: Slávnosti bratstva Čechov a Slovákov, Czech: Slavnosti bratrství Čechů a Slováků)[26] with a rich program (including performances by folk groups from both countries, majorettes, meetings of mountain bikers).

[28][29][30] The idea of supporting the brotherhood of these nations was to be dedicated to the chapel of Our Lady, Mother of Unity, which the Servant of God, Father Antonín Šuránek, wanted to build on the summit directly after World War II.

[31] During the period of seeking approval and support from the Ministry of Agriculture and local government offices, the first ecumenical service for Slovaks, Czechs, and Moravians was held on the summit on 27 July 1947.

At the urging of Father Šuránek, a wayside cross was erected at the accident site, and then in 1971, a stone chapel with a bronze relief was built.

[31][32] However, the implementation of the chapel project on the summit became impossible after the full takeover of power by the communists in the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état and the resignation of President Edvard Beneš due to the resistance of the totalitarian regime.

Another story is about the bandit Jano Žuchli, who abducted the beautiful Anička from the Čachtice Castle (known for the infamous Elizabeth Báthory) and made her the queen of the mountains on Velká Javořina, endowing her with his wealth.