Top 20 highest ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkans
This is a list of the top 20 highest
ultra prominent mountains in
mainland
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Balkan Peninsula
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
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Triglav
Triglav (; german: Terglau; it, Tricorno), with an elevation of , is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. The mountain is the pre-eminent symbol of the Slovene nation. It is the centrepiece of Triglav Nati ...
peak (2,864 m, prominence 2,059 m) in the Slovenian
Julian Alps
The Julian Alps ( sl, Julijske Alpe, it, Alpi Giulie, , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large p ...
is geographically part of the Balkan Peninsula, as it is east of river
Soča
The Soča ( in Slovene) or Isonzo ( in Italian; other names fur, Lusinç, german: Sontig, la, Aesontius or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy ().
An Alpine river in character, its source lies i ...
, but it is not part of the
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...
System of the Balkan Peninsula, but part of the Mountain System of the
Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...
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List of peaks and sub-peaks of the Balkans above 2800 m
More extensive list of the highest mountains, in broader sense, in mainland Balkan Peninsula, corresponding highest peaks, and locations
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Rila
Rila ( bg, Рила, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila– Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an elevation of 2, ...
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Musala
Musala ( bg, Мусала ); from Arabic through Ottoman Turkish: from ''Musalla'', "near God" or "place for prayer" is the highest peak in the Rila Mountains, as well as in Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula, standing at .
With a topogr ...
, 2,925 m),
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 Macedo ...
, highest
mountain
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in Bulgaria and the
Balkans
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Malyovitsa
Malyovitsa ( bg, Мальовица ) is a peak in the northwestern part of the Rila Mountain in southwestern Bulgaria. It is 2,729 m high and is one of the most popular tourist regions in the mountain. Its northern and eastern slopes are ste ...
(2729), Bulgaria
**Cherna Polyana (2716), Bulgaria
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Olympus
Olympus or Olympos ( grc, Ὄλυμπος, link=no) may refer to:
Mountains
In antiquity
Greece
* Mount Olympus in Thessaly, northern Greece, the home of the twelve gods of Olympus in Greek mythology
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Mytikas
Mount Olympus (; el, Όλυμπος, Ólympos, also , ) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, be ...
, 2,917 m), highest mountain in
Greece
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Pirin
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Vihren
Vihren ( ) is the highest peak of Bulgaria's Pirin Mountains. Reaching , it is Bulgaria's second and the Balkans' third highest, after Musala and Mount Olympus. Although due to the karst topography Vihren is deprived of lakes and streams, a numb ...
, 2,915 m),
Bulgaria
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Polezhan (2851 m)
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Julian Alps
The Julian Alps ( sl, Julijske Alpe, it, Alpi Giulie, , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large p ...
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Triglav
Triglav (; german: Terglau; it, Tricorno), with an elevation of , is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. The mountain is the pre-eminent symbol of the Slovene nation. It is the centrepiece of Triglav Nati ...
, 2,864 m),
Slovenia
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Maja e Korabit (
Mount Korab
Korab ( sq, Maja e Korabit or ''Mali i Korabit''; mk, 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 .
Sited on ...
2,764 m), highest point in
Albania
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North Macedonia
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Šar Mountains
The Šar Mountains (Serbian and mk, Шар Планина, Šar Planina, colloquially also ) or Sharr Mountains ( sq, Malet e Sharrit), form a mountain range in the Balkans that extends from Kosovo and the northwest of North Macedonia to north ...
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Titov Vrv, 2,748 m),
North Macedonia
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Gjallica (2,487 m), Albania
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Maja Jezercë
Jezerca Peak ( sq, Maja Jezercë) is the highest peak in the Dinaric Alps, the fifth highest in Albania and the sixth highest in the Balkans, standing at above sea level. It is the 28th most prominent mountain peak in Europe, and is regarded ...
(2,694m),
Albania
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Gjeravicë/Đeravica (2,656m),
Kosovo
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,
Serbia
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** Majet e Zabores,
Maja Grykat e Hapëta (2,625 m),
Albania
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Maja e Poplukes (2,569 m),
Albania
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Maja e Radohimes, 2,568 m,
Albania
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Maja e Kollates (2,556 m),
Albania
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Maja e Rosit (2,524 m),
Albania
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Montenegro
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Smolikas
Mount Smolikas ( el, Σμόλικας; rup, Smolcu) is a mountain in the Ioannina regional unit, northwestern Greece. At a height of 2,637 metres above sea level, it is the highest of the Pindus Mountains, and the second highest mountain in Gr ...
part of
Pindos (
Smolikas
Mount Smolikas ( el, Σμόλικας; rup, Smolcu) is a mountain in the Ioannina regional unit, northwestern Greece. At a height of 2,637 metres above sea level, it is the highest of the Pindus Mountains, and the second highest mountain in Gr ...
peak, 2,637 m),
Greece
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Baba Mountain (Pelister, 2,601 m),
North Macedonia
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Jakupica (Solunska Glava, 2,540 m),
North Macedonia
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Durmitor
Durmitor ( Montenegrin: Дурмитор, or ) is a massif located in northwestern Montenegro. It is part of the Dinaric Alps. Its highest peak, Bobotov Kuk, reaches a height of .
The massif is limited by the Tara River Canyon on the north, the ...
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Bobotov Kuk, 2,523),
Montenegro
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Voras/Nidže (2,521 m),
North Macedonia
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Greece
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Gramos
Gramos ( sq, Gramoz, Mali i Gramozit; rup, Gramosta, Gramusta; el, Γράμος or Γράμμος) is a mountain range on the border of Albania and Greece. The mountain is part of the northern Pindus mountain range. Its highest peak, at the ...
(2,520 m),
Albania
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Gjallica (2,486 m),
Albania
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Nemërçkë (
Maja e Papingut
Maja e Papingut is a peak of the Nemërçkë mountain ridge located in the south of Albania, near the Vjosë river. Maja e Papingut is the highest point of Nemerçkë and the highest unshared peak in southern Albania at high. From the rocky su ...
- 2,485 m),
Albania
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Parnassus
Mount Parnassus (; el, Παρνασσός, ''Parnassós'') is a mountain range of central Greece that is and historically has been especially valuable to the Greek nation and the earlier Greek city-states for many reasons. In peace, it offers ...
(2,460 m),
Greece
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Tomorr
Tomorr is a mountain range in the region of Berat and Skrapar, in Albania. It reaches an elevation of above sea level at the Çuka e Partizanit, which is the highest peak in central Albania.
Mount Tomorr is one of Albania's biggest water-coll ...
(Çuka e Partizanit - 2,416 m),
Albania
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Shkelzen (2,407 m),
Albania
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Hajla
Hajla ( sr-cyrl, Хајла; sq, Hajlë) is a mountain located between the borders of Kosovo and Montenegro. It has several peaks that reach over , the highest having which is also called Hajla. The northern slopes contains the spring formation ...
(2,403 m),
Montenegro
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Maglić (2,386 m),
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
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Koritnik (2,397 m),
Albania
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Ostrovicë
Ostrovicë or Mali i Ostrovicës is a mountain range located in the south-eastern part of Albania. Ostrovicë contains one long ridge containing many peaks above , the highest reaching the height of above sea level. The ridge of Ostrovicë is cov ...
(2,383 m),
Albania
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Balkan Mountains,
Kalofer
Kalofer ( ) is a town in central Bulgaria, located on the banks of the Tundzha between the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Sredna Gora to the south. Kalofer is part of Plovdiv Province and the Karlovo municipality. It is best known as th ...
ska Mountain (
Botev Peak
Botev Peak ( bg, (връх) Ботев ) is, at above sea level, the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains. It is located close to the geographic centre of Bulgaria, and is part of the Central Balkan National Park.
Until 1950, when it was rename ...
, 2,376 m),
Bulgaria
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Teteven
Teteven ( bg, Тетевен, ) is a town on the banks of the Vit river, at the foot of Stara Planina mountain in north central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Teteven Municipality which is a part of Lovech Province. As of Decemb ...
ska Mountain (
Vezhen Peak
Vezhen ( bg, Вежен ) is a peak in the western Balkan Mountains, located in western Bulgaria. At Vezhen is the 77th highest mountain in Bulgaria. It is situated in the Teteven mountain. Its slopes mark the border of the Tsarichina Reserve. Ar ...
, 2,198 m), Bulgaria
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Chiprovska Mountain (
Midžor
Midžor ( sr-cyr, Миџор, ) or Midzhur ( bg, Миджур, ) is a peak in the Balkan Mountains, situated on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. At , it is the highest peak of the Western Balkan Mountains, as well as the highest of Serbia ...
, 2,169 m)
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Berkovska Mountain (
Kom Peak
Kom Peak ( bg, Ком ) or Golyam Kom (Голям Ком, "Big Kom") is a peak in the western Balkan Mountains, located in western Bulgaria, not far from the Serbian border. The peak is 2,016 metres high and lies south of the town of Berkovitsa, ...
, 2,016 m), Bulgaria
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Velivar (2,375 m),
North Macedonia
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Albania
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Ostrovice (2,362 m),
Albania
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Valamare (2,350 m),
Albania
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Vitosha
Vitosha ( bg, Витоша ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Conven ...
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Cherni Vrah
Cherni Vrah ( bg, Черни връх , "Black Peak") is the summit of Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. Rising to 2290 m, the peak is the fourth highest mountain summit in the country after Musala (2925 m, Rila Mountain), Vihren (2914&nbs ...
, 2,290 m)
Bulgaria
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Mali i Thate (2,288 m),
Albania
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Stogovo
Stogovo (; sq, Stogovë) is a mountain in the western part of North Macedonia. It has impressive mountain, peaks: Golem Rid (2278 m), Babin Srt (2242 m), Kanesh and many more higher than 2000 meters above the sea level.
Mountain Stogovo can be ea ...
(Golem Rid, 2,278 m),
North Macedonia
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Jablanice (Maja e Zeze, 2,257 m),
North Macedonia
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Albania
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Galičica
Galičica ( mk, , sq, Mali i Thatë) is a mountain situated across the border between North Macedonia and Albania. There is a national park on North Macedonia's side of the mountain, situated between the two biggest lakes in the republic: Lake Oh ...
(Magaro, 2,254 m),
North Macedonia
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Albania
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Osogovo
Osogovo ( Bulgarian/Macedonian: ), or Osogovska Planina or Osogovski Planini (Осоговска Планина or Осоговски Планини), is a mountain range and ski resort between the south-western part of Bulgaria (Kyustendil Provi ...
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Ruen
Ruen ( bg, Руен, ; tr, Ulanlı) is a village in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of Ruen municipality, which lies in the northern part of Burgas Province.
Municipality
Ruen municipality include ...
, 2,251 m),
North Macedonia
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Bulgaria
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Mali i Dejes (2,246 m),
Albania
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Čvrsnica
Čvrsnica ( sr-cyrl, Чврсница, ) is a mountain in the Dinarides of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in northern Herzegovina. Most of the mountain is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton municipalities of Mostar and Jablanica, while t ...
(2,238 m),
Dinarides
The Dinaric Alps (), 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 Herz ...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Shebenik (2,225 m),
Albania
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Maje e Harapit (2,217 m),
Albania
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Slavyanka (mountain)
Slavyanka ( bg, Славянка, " Slavic woman") or Orvilos ( el, Όρβηλος),In Greece this name is also used for the Pirin mountain range. formerly known as Alibotush (from Turkish ''Alibotuş'') and Kitka Planina (Китка плани ...
(Gotsev Vrah, 2,212 m),
Bulgaria
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Rhodopes
The Rhodopes (; bg, Родопи, ; el, Ροδόπη, ''Rodopi''; tr, Rodoplar) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in Bulgaria, with over 83% of its area in the southern part of the country and the remainder in ...
(Golyam Perelik, 2,191 m),
Bulgaria
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Batashka Mountain (Golyama Syutkya, 2,185 m), Bulgaria
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Maja e Kulamkes (2,177 m),
Albania
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Kožuf/Tzena (Zelenbeg, 2,171 m),
North Macedonia
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Greece
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Mali i Kallabakut (2,171 m),
Albania
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Bistra (Medenica, 2,163 m),
North Macedonia
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Mokra Gora
Mokra Gora ( sr-cyr, Мокра Гора; ), meaning the ''Wet Mountain'' in English, is a village located in the city of Užice, southwestern Serbia. It is situated on the northern slopes of the Zlatibor mountains. Emphasis on historical reconst ...
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Pogled, 2,156 m),
Serbia
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Prenj
Prenj ( sr-cyrl, Прењ) is a mountain range in the Dinaric Alps of southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in eastern Herzegovina near Mostar, Jablanica and Konjic. The highest peak is ''Zelena glava'' at . Prenj massif has at least 11 peaks ...
(Zelena Glava, 2,155 m),
Dinarides
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Cajup (2,145 m),
Albania
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Maja e Kendrevices (2,120 m),
Albania
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Kunora e Lures (2,120 m),
Albania
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Mali i Allamanit (2,103m),
Albania
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Prenj
Prenj ( sr-cyrl, Прењ) is a mountain range in the Dinaric Alps of southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in eastern Herzegovina near Mostar, Jablanica and Konjic. The highest peak is ''Zelena glava'' at . Prenj massif has at least 11 peaks ...
(Lupoglav, 2,102 m),
Dinarides
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Mali i Kreshtes (2,102 m),
Albania
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Guri i Zi (2,071 m),
Albania
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Bjelašnica
Bjelašnica ( sr-cyrl, Бјелашница, ) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mount Igman. Bjelašnica's tallest peak, by which the mountain group got its name, rises to an elevatio ...
(2,067 m),
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Čeloica (Dobra Voda, 2,062 m),
North Macedonia
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Maja e Rrunjes (2,056 m),
Albania
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Çika (2,045 m), is the highest peak of the
Ceraunian Mountains
The Ceraunian Mountains ( sq, Malet e Vetëtimës, "Thunderbolt mountains"; el, Κεραύνια Όρη, ''Keravnia ori''; la, Cerauni Montes), also commonly Akroceraunian Mountains ( grc, Ἀκροκεραύνια, sq, Malet Akrokeraune "male ...
Albania
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Belasica
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Radomir peak, 2,029 m),
Bulgaria
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Greece
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Mali i Lopes (2,022 m),
Albania
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Maja e Qorres (2,018 m),
Albania
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Kopaonik
Kopaonik ( sr-cyr, Копаоник, ; sq, Kopaoniku) is a mountain range located in Serbia and Kosovo. The highest point is the Pančić's Peak with . The central part of the Kopaonik plateau was declared a national park in 1981 which today cove ...
(Pančićev vrh 2,017 m),
Serbia
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Panachaicus (1,926 m), northernmost mountain of the
Peloponnese, east of
Patras,
Greece
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* Vlahina (1,924 m), Bulgaria/North Macedonia
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Besna Kobila (1,923 m),
Serbia
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Dinara
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* Ilica or Ujilica (1654 m)
* Sinjal or Dinara (1831 m), ...
(Troglav peak 1,913 m; Dinara peak 1,831 m),
Dinarides
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Croatia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Orjen
Orjen (Serbian Cyrillic: Орјен, ) is a transboundary Dinaric Mediterranean limestone mountain range, located between southernmost Bosnia and Herzegovina and southwestern Montenegro.
Its highest peak is Veliki kabao, which stands at . ...
(1,894 m), highest mountain in littoral
Montenegro
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, during glacial periods the most heavily glaciated Mediterranean mountain
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Ainos (1,628 m),
Greece
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Sredna Gora
Sredna Gora ( bg, Средна гора ) is a mountain range in central Bulgaria, situated south of and parallel to the Balkan Mountains and extending from the Iskar to the west and the elbow of Tundzha north of Yambol to the east. Sredna Gora ...
(1,604 m), Bulgaria
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Igman
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(1,502 m),
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Zlatibor
Zlatibor ( sr-cyr, Златибoр ) is a mountainous region situated in the western part of Serbia.
Among the most popular places in Serbia for tourism, Zlatibor's main attractions include health tourism, skiing, and hiking and the longest p ...
(Tornik 1,496 m; Čigota 1,422 m),
Serbia
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Parnitha (1,413 m),
Athens
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Greece
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Plana (1,338 m),
Bulgaria
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Penteli
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Municipality
The municipality Penteli was formed at th ...
(1,109 m),
Athens
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,
Greece
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Hymettus
Hymettus (), also Hymettos (; el, Υμηττός, translit=Ymittós, pronounced ), is a mountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as ''Trellós'' (crazy) or ''Trellóvouno'' (crazy mountain) ...
(1,026 m), east of
Athens
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Greece
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Sakar (Vishegrad, 895 m), Bulgaria
See also
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List of mountains in Albania
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List of mountains in Bosnia and Herzegovina
List of mountains in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
References
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List of mountains in Bulgaria
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List of mountains in Croatia
This is a list of mountains ( hr, planina) in Croatia.
The highest mountains in Croatia belong to the Dinarides range that is sometimes also called Dinaric Alps, of which Dinara is the highest mountain in Croatia. Together with the easternmost pa ...
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List of mountains in Greece
A list of mountains in Greece:
See also
* Mount Kythnos
* Movri
* Omplos
* Pantokrator (Corfu)
* Skollis
External linksMaps of mountains in Greeceby Geopsis
{{List of mountains in Europe
Greece
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List of mountains in Kosovo
The mountains of Kosovo belong to Dinarides range. The plain of Kosovo is on average above the sea level and the plain of Dukagjini is on average high. The Dinaric Alps in the east and the Šar Mountains in the south are home to the highest peak ...
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List of mountains in Montenegro
This is a list of mountains in Montenegro.
List of mountains
* Bijela gora
* Bioč
* Bjelasica
*Bolj
* Bogićevica
*Crna planina
*Durmitor
*Golija
* Gradina
*Hajla
*Ključ
* Komovi
*Kovač
*Lisa
*Lisac
*Lovćen
*Lola
*Lukavica
* ...
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List of mountains in North Macedonia
The following is a list of mountains in North Macedonia.
North Macedonia is a predominantly mountainous country. The average elevation of the terrain is 850 meters. Approximately 80% of the country consists of hills and mountains. The mountains a ...
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List of mountains in Serbia
Serbia is mountainous, with complex geology and parts of several mountain ranges: Dinaric Alps in the southwest, the northwestern corner of the Rila- Rhodope Mountains in the southeast of the country, Carpathian Mountains in the northeast, and B ...
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List of mountains in Slovenia
Mountains of Slovenia are part of the Alps and of the Dinarides.
Alps
The Alps in Slovenia can be divided into:
*Julian Alps ( sl, Julijske Alpe) in the northwestern part of Slovenia. The highest peak is Mount Triglav - 2,864 metres (9,396 feet ...
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Most isolated major summits of Europe The most isolated major summits of Europe by topographic isolation are located in the European subcontinent and its tectonic and geographic boundaries. This includes major mountain peaks of fold and fault-block mountains, and also volcanoes, loc ...
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List of European ultra-prominent peaks
This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than . The column "Col" denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; ...
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List of the highest European ultra-prominent peaks
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Southernmost glacial mass in Europe The southernmost persistent glacial masses in Europe are mainly small glaciers, glacierets, and perennial firn fields and patches, located in the highest mountains of the three big southern European peninsulas - the Balkan, the Apennine, and the ...
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List of highest points of European countries
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Greek names of mountains
References
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Balkans
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Environment of the Balkans