Disilitsa ( bg, Дисилица ) is a 2,700 m high peak in the

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mountain range, south-western

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

. It is located on the Polezhan secondary ridge at the end of a stem between Ushitsite and the summit of

Kaymakchal Kaymakchal ( bg, Каймакчал), also known as Izvorets (''Изворец'') is a peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of Pirin on the Polezhan secondary ridge. It is 2,753 m high ...

(2,753 m) in the south. The slopes of Disilitsa are steep and rocky; they are covered in mountain pine (''

Pinus mugo ''Pinus mugo'', known as bog pine, creeping pine, dwarf mountain pine, mugo pine, mountain pine, scrub mountain pine, or Swiss mountain pine, is a species of conifer, native to high elevation habitats from southwestern to Central Europe and Sou ...

'') at lower altitude. To the north there is a panoramic view towards the wooded slopes of the Yulen Nature Reserve and the

Razlog Valley The Razlog Valley ( bg, Разложка котловина, Razlozhka kotlovina) is a valley in southwestern Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad Province, the municipalities of Razlog, Bansko and Belitsa. It is located between the mountains of Rila to the no ...

. To the north-west are located the two Perleshki Lakes and the cirque to the south-east hosts the Pleshivoto Lake, one of the highest in Pirin. The peak is built up of granite. Although Disilitsa is relatively easily accessible, there are no marked paths passing in its vicinity. Access to the area is controlled by the administration of

Pirin National Park Pirin National Park ( bg, Национален парк "Пирин"), originally named Vihren National Park, encompasses the larger part of the Pirin, Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, spanning an area of . It is one of the three natio ...

, as the summit is situated within the boundaries of the Yulen Nature Reserve.

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* * {{cite book , ref={{harvid, Dushkov, 1972 , title = Пирин. Туристически речник , trans-title = Pirin. Tourist Dictionary , last1 = Душков (Dushkov) , first1 = Добри (Dobri) , year = 1972 , language = Bulgarian , publisher = Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura) , location = София (Sofia) , isbn = Mountains of Pirin Landforms of Blagoevgrad Province Two-thousanders of Bulgaria