In contrast to most of Montenegro, Podgorica lies in a mainly flat area at the northern end of the Zeta plain, at an elevation of . The only exceptions are hills which overlook the city. The most significant is  high '''Gorica Hill''' (), city's namesake, which rises above the city centre. The other hills include ''Malo brdo'' ("little hill", ), ''Velje brdo'' ("big hill", ), ''Ljubović'' () and ''Dajbapska gora'' (). 