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Reovačka greda ( sr-cyrl, Реовачка греда) is a
ridge A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform, structural feature, or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides. The sides of a ridge slope away from a narrow top, the crest or ridgecrest, wi ...
of
Mount Orjen Orjen (Serbian Cyrillic: Орјен, ) is a transboundary Dinaric Alps, Dinaric Mediterranean limestone mountain range, located between southernmost Bosnia and Herzegovina and southwestern Montenegro. Its highest peak is Veliki kabao, whi ...
located in
Krivošije Krivošije ( cyrl, Кривошије, ) is a 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 tripoint between the Prin ...
, in southwestern
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, separating the
Bijela Gora Bijela Gora (Montenegrin Cyrillic , Бијела Гора, , literal translation, 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 h ...
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
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and
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
, 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. Despite the fact that it is nowadays virtually uninhabited, Crkvice was most notable the lo ...
and Malov Do 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 carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some eviden ...
Orjen range, Reovačka greda consists mostly of
limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
. Southern side of the ridge is used for trad climbing.


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{{Montenegro-geo-stub Krivošije Dinaric Alps Kotor Municipality Orjen