Reovačka greda ( sr-cyrl, Реовачка греда) is a
ridge
A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...
of
Mount 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 . ...
located in
Krivošije
Krivošije ( sr-cyrl, Кривошије, ) are a historical tribe and microregion in southwestern Montenegro, located on a high plateau belonging to the Orjen mountain range, north of the Bay of Kotor. Krivošije was historically located at a tr ...
, in southwestern
Montenegro
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, separating the
Bijela Gora
Bijela Gora (Montenegrin Cyrillic , Бијела Гора, , lit. "White Mountain") is a karstic high plateau between 1200–1500 m on the northern side of Mount Orjen in Montenegro. At 1862 m, Velika Jastrebica is the highest summit. It ...
plateau from the rest of the Orjen range. The ridge stretches for 17 kilometres from
Vučji zub peak on the west, at the border of
Montenegro
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and
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 ...
, and the villages of
Crkvice
Crkvice ( sr-cyrl, Црквице, ) is a village in Krivošije, on the outskirts of Mount Orjen in Montenegro, and the wettest inhabited place in Europe. Nowadays virtually uninhabited, Crkvice was most notable as the location of a large Austro- ...
and
Malov Do
Malov Do (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Малов До) is a village in Krivošije in southwestern Montenegro, located near the former settlement and Austro-Hungarian military base of Crkvice. According to the 2011 census, the village had 8 inhabitants. ...
on the east. Its highest peak is Pazua, which is 1,769 metres high.
Situated in the heavily
karstified
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
Orjen range, Reovačka greda consists mostly of
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
. Southern side of the ridge is used for
trad climbing
Traditional climbing (or Trad climbing) is a style of rock climbing in which the climber places all the necessary protection gear required to arrest any falls as they are climbing, and then removes it when the pitch is complete (often done b ...
.
References
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Krivošije
Dinaric Alps
Kotor Municipality
Orjen