Sinjajevina ( cnr, Сињајевина, ), also known as Sinjavina () is a mountain in northern
Montenegro
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. The highest point of Sinjajevina is ''Jablanov vrh'', which is high.
Features
Sinjajevina Mountain stretches from
SE to
NW, between town of
Kolašin
Kolašin (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Колашин, ) is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 2,989 (2003 census). Kolašin is the centre of Kolašin Municipality (population 9,949) and an unofficial centre of Morača region, named af ...
and village of
Njegovuđa, near
Žabljak
Žabljak (Serbian / Montenegrin: Жабљак, ) is a small town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 1,723.
Žabljak is the seat of Žabljak Municipality (2011 population: 3,569). The town is in the centre of the Durmitor mountain ...
. The massif is 40 km long and 15 km wide.
Geologically, its composition is
cretaceous
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limestone
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. The high mountain plain averages in height, with only a few peaks of higher elevation.
Peaks
The highest peaks of Mt Sinjajevina are:
* Jablanov vrh
* Torna
* Gradiste
* Sto
* Savina greda
* Veliki Pecarac
* Veliki Starac
* Babin vrh
* Sto
* Korman
* Mali Starac
Lakes
Mt Sinjajevina is home to two lakes, both in a process of natural extinction:
* Zabojsko Lake
* Zminičko Lake
See also
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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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Kolašin
Kolašin (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Колашин, ) is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 2,989 (2003 census). Kolašin is the centre of Kolašin Municipality (population 9,949) and an unofficial centre of Morača region, named af ...
External links
SummitPost: Sinjajevina
Mountains of Montenegro
Two-thousanders of Montenegro
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