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Botev Peak, the highest mountain in the Balkan range at 2,376 metres (7,795 ft), is located in this section. The Eastern Balkan Mountains extend from the Vratnik Pass to Cape Emine, with a length of 160 kilometres (99 mi). The highest peak is Balgarka, at 1,181 metres (3,875 ft). The eastern Balkan Mountains form the lowest part of the range.
1 Top 20 highest ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkans 2 List of peaks and sub-peaks of the Balkans above 2800 m 3 More extensive list of the highest mountains, in broader sense, in mainland Balkan Peninsula, corresponding highest peaks, and locations
granite, gneiss, marble, limestone. The Pirin Mountains (Bulgarian: Пирин [ˈpirin]) are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with the highest peak, Vihren, at an altitude of 2,914 m (9,560 ft). The range extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the north-west to the south-east and is about 40 km (25 mi) wide, spanning a territory of 2,585 ...
The Central Balkan National Park (Bulgarian: Национален парк Централен Балкан) is a national park in the heart of Bulgaria, nestled in the central and higher portions of the Balkan Mountains. Its altitude varies from 550 metres (1,800 ft) near the town of Karlovo to 2,376 metres (7,795 ft) at Botev Peak, the highest ...
Korab (Albanian: Maja e Korabit or Mali i Korabit; Macedonian: Голем Кораб, lit. 'Great Korab') is the highest peak of the eponymous mountain range and the fourth-highest mountain located entirely in the Balkan Peninsula, standing at 2,764 metres (9,068 feet). Situated on the border between the two countries, Korab is the highest peak ...
The 192 km Peaks of the Balkans Trail connects all three countries. [38] Many villages were already settled by the 15th century, [citation needed] and some valleys have been inhabited since the Stone Age. At the end of communism, however, several thousand people emigrated and depopulated the area.
Trekufiri (also known as Tromedja or Тромеђа in Montenegrin Cyrillic), is a mountain located in the Albanian Alps and the Bogićevica range. Perched at 2,366 m (7,762 ft) above sea level, its summit marks the border where Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro intersect. The height of the three-country point varies, with Albanian maps recording ...
The Dinaric Alps (/ dɪˈnærɪk /), [1] also Dinarides, are a mountain range in Southern and Southcentral Europe, separating the continental Balkan Peninsula from the Adriatic Sea. They stretch from Italy in the northwest through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo to Albania in the southeast. [2][3]