The mountains of

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

belong to

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 ...

range. The plain of Kosovo is on average above the sea level and the plain of Dukagjini is on average high. The

Dinaric Alps 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 ...

in the east and the

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 ...

in the south are home to the highest peaks in Kosovo rising well over . The only mountain in the north higher than is

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 ...

which rises to . The mountains make some unusual landscapes like the

Rugova Canyon Rugova Canyon or Rugova Gorge ( sq, Gryka e Rugovës; sr, Руговска клисура, Rugovska klisura, italic=yes) is a river canyon near Peja in Western Kosovo, in the Accursed Mountains, close to the border with Montenegro. With a lengt ...

and the

Kaçanik Gorge Kaçanik Gorge ( sq, Gryka e Kaçanikut, sr, Качаничка клисура, ''Kačanička klisura'') is a gorge located in southern Kosovo, stretching between the town of Kaçanik and the Macedonian border, with the Lepenac river running th ...

. There are alpine and glacier lakes located in most of the mountains. Đeravica

List of highest peaks in Kosovo

List of mountain peaks in Kosovo with over in height *The peak marked with an asterisk is the tripoint of Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro. *The peak marked with two asterisks is on the border of Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. *The peak marked with three asterisks is the tripoint of Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia.

List of coordinates of some significant mountain peaks

The list contains coordinates of some significant peaks alphabetically ordered by mountain and then peak name

Border Peaks

Here are some of the less significant peaks, but that define the border of Kosovo and are thus interesting. North East on the border to

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

: * Babina Stena * Lipovicë * Grab (peak) * Veliki Bukovik * Baljevac (mountain)/ Valjevac * Obrž * Srednji Breg * Milanov Vrh next to Pančićev vrh Following the Tip on the left side : * Vojetin/ Vogetin * Vrletnica * Strana (peak) * Čukara * Veliki Deo

References

Mountains list in Serbian. (Adopted with author's permission. Used for coordinates only.)
* Greater Geographical Atlas of Yugoslavia, University Press "Liber", Zagreb, 1987. * USAID/BHR/OFDA "Humanitarian Response Planning Map: Kosovo 1998", Scale 1:225.000, 18 November 1998, 2nd edition

List of highest peaks in Kosovo

List of coordinates of some significant mountain peaks

Border Peaks

References

See also