Mancho ( bg, Манчо) is a summit in the eastern part of the

Rila Mountain 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 2,92 ...

in southwestern

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 ...

reaching height of 2,771 m. It is a granite bifurcated peak, with the higher section located to the southwest and the lower one to the northeast. Its western, northern and eastern slopes are steep and difficult to access. The northwestern slope forms the walls of the Maritsa cirque which contains the

Marichini Lakes Marichini Lakes ( bg, Маричини езера) are a group of four glacial lakes situated in the eastern part of Rila mountain range of southwestern Bulgaria at an altitude between 2,301 m and 2,508 m. They are situated in the Marich ...

. On its slopes grows the endangered plant '' Taraxacum bithynicum''.

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* * {{cite book , ref={{harvid, Great Encyclopedia Bulgaria, 2012 , title = Географски речник на България, том 5 , trans-title = Great Encyclopedia Bulgaria, Vol. 5 , last1 = Научноинформационен център „Българска енциклопедия“ (Scientific-Information Center "Bulgarian Encyclopedia") , first1 = , chapter = , year = 2012 , language = Bulgarian , publisher = Книгоиздателска къща „Труд“ (Trud Publishing House) , location = София (Sofia) , isbn = 9789548104272 Mountains of Rila Landforms of Sofia Province Two-thousanders of Bulgaria