Top 20 highest ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkans
This is a list of the 19 ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkan Peninsula.
Triglav peak (2,864 m, prominence 2,059 m) in the Slovenian Julian Alps is geographically part of the Balkan Peninsula, as it is east of river SoÃÂa, but it is not part of the Mountain System of the Balkan Peninsula, but part of the Mountain System of the Alps.
List of peaks and sub-peaks of the Balkans above 2800 m
More extensive list of the highest mountains, in broader sense, in mainland Balkan Peninsula, corresponding highest peaks, and locations
- Rila (Musala, 2,925 m), Bulgaria, highest mountain in Bulgaria and the Balkans
- Malyovitsa (2729), Bulgaria
- Cherna Polyana (2716), Bulgaria
- Olympus (Mytikas, 2,917 m), highest mountain in Greece
- Pirin (Vihren, 2,915 m), Bulgaria
- Polezhan (2851 m)
- Julian Alps (Triglav, 2,864 m), Slovenia
- Maja e Korabit (Mount Korab 2,764 m), highest point in Albania and North Macedonia
- Ã
 ar Mountains (Titov Vrv, 2,748 m), North Macedonia
- Gjallica (2,487 m), Albania
- Popluk/Popluks (Maja Jezercë, 2,694m), Albania, central part of Accursed Mountains
- Maja e Popllukës (2,569 m), Albania
- Maja e Malësores (2,490m), Albania
- Maja e Ragamit (2,472m), Albania
- Maja Bojs (2,461m), Albania
- Gjeravica (2,656m) Kosovo, western part of Accursed Mountains and highest point in Kosovo
- Smolikas part of Pindos (Smolikas peak, 2,637 m), Greece
- Bjeshka e Krasniqes/Mountains of Krasniqi (Maja Grykat e Hapëta, 2,625m), Albania, part of Accursed Mountains
- Maja Briaset (2,567m), Albania
- Maja e Hekurave (2,560m), Albania
- Baba Mountain (Pelister, 2,601 m), North Macedonia
- Radohinës/Radohimës (Maja Radohimes, 2,568m), Albania, part of Accursed Mountains
- Maja Tat (2,541?), Albania
- Maja e Vishnjes (2,517m), Albania
- Bjelià/ Bjeljià/ Bjeliq (Rodi e Kollatës, 2,556m), Albania, part of Accursed Mountains
- Zla Kolata (2,534m), Montenegro and Albania, highest point in Montenegro
- Dobra Kolata (2,528m), Montenegro and Albania
- Maja e Rosit (2,524m), Montenegro and Albania
- Shkurt (Maja e Shënikut, 2,554m), Albania, part of Accursed Mountains
- Maja Shkurt (2,499m), Albania
- Brada-Karanfili (Maja Koprishtit, 2,554m), Albania
- Veliki vrh Karanfila (2,490m), Montenegro
- Sjeverni vrh (2,460m), Montenegro
- JuÃ
¾ni vrh (2,441m), Montenegro
- Jakupica (Solunska Glava, 2,540 m), North Macedonia
- BogiÃÂevica (MarijaÃ
¡, 2,533m), Albania
- Rops/Maja e Ropës (2,502m), Kosova
- Pasji Peak (2,405m), Montenegro and Kosovo
- Maja Bogiçaj (2,404m), Kosovo and Albania
- Durmitor (Bobotov Kuk, 2,523), Montenegro
- Guri i Kuq (2,522m), Albania
- Voras/NidÃ
¾e (2,521 m), North Macedonia and Greece
- Gramos (2,520 m), Albania
- Komovi (Kom KuÃÂki, 2,487m), Montenegro
- Gjallica (2,486 m), Albania
- Nemërçkë (Maja e Papingut - 2,485 m), Albania
- Koprivnik (2,460), Kosovo
- Parnassus (2,460 m), Greece
- Tomorr (ÃÂuka e Partizanit - 2,416 m), Albania
- Shkelzen (2,407 m), Albania
- Hajla (2,403 m), Montenegro, northwestern part of Accursed Mountains
- BioÃÂ (2,397m), Montenegro
- Koritnik (2,397 m), Albania
- MagliÃÂ (2,388 m), Montenegro
- Ostrovicë (2,383 m), Albania
- Balkan Mountains, Kaloferska Mountain (Botev Peak, 2,376 m), Bulgaria
- Zlatishko-Tetevenska Mountain (Vezhen Peak, 2,198 m), Bulgaria
- Chiprovska Mountain (MidÃ
¾or, 2,169 m)
- Berkovska Mountain (Kom Peak, 2,016 m), Bulgaria
- Velivar (2,375 m), North Macedonia and Albania
- Ostrovice (2,362 m), Albania
- Valamare (2,350 m), Albania
- Volujak (2,336m), Montenegro
- Vitosha (Cherni Vrah, 2,290 m) Bulgaria
- Mali i Thate (2,288 m), Albania
- Stogovo (Golem Rid, 2,278 m), North Macedonia
- Sinjajevina (2,277m). Montenegro
- Jablanice (Maja e Zeze, 2,257 m), North Macedonia and Albania
- GaliÃÂica (Magaro, 2,254 m), North Macedonia and Albania
- Osogovo (Ruen, 2,251 m), North Macedonia and Bulgaria
- Mali i Dejes (2,246 m), Albania
- LjubiÃ
¡nja (2,238m), Montenegro
- ÃÂvrsnica (2,228 m), Dinarides, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kapa MoraÃÂka (2,226m), Montenegro
- Shebenik (2,225 m), Albania
- Maje e Harapit (2,217 m), Albania
- Slavyanka (mountain) (Gotsev Vrah, 2,212 m), Bulgaria
- Visitor (2,210m), Montenegro, often referred as a part of Accursed Mountains
- Planinica-Mojan-Marlules (Maja Madhe, 2,194m), Albania, often referred as a part of Accursed Mountains
- Rhodopes (Golyam Perelik, 2,191 m), Bulgaria
- Batashka Mountain (Golyama Syutkya, 2,185 m), Bulgaria
- KuÃÂi mountains (Surdup, 2,184m), Montenegro, often referred as a part of Accursed Mountains
- Maja e Kulamkes (2,177 m), Albania
- KoÃ
¾uf/Tzena (Zelenbeg, 2,171 m), North Macedonia and Greece
- Mali i Kallabakut (2,171 m), Albania
- MidÃ
¾or (2,169 m), Serbia
- Bistra (Medenica, 2,163 m), North Macedonia
- Mokra Gora (Pogled, 2,156 m), Serbia and Kosovo
- Prenj (Zelena Glava, 2,155 m), Dinarides, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cajup (2,145 m), Albania
- StoÃ
¾ac (2,141m), Montenegro
- Maganik (2,139m), Montenegro
- Bjelasica (Crna glava, 2,139m), Montenegro
- Lola (2,131m), Montenegro
- Zeletin (2,126m), Montenegro, often referred as a parto of Accursed Mountains
- Maja e Kendrevices (2,120 m), Albania
- Kunora e Lures (2,120 m), Albania
- Mali i Allamanit (2,103m), Albania
- Prenj (Lupoglav, 2,102 m), Dinarides, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mali i Kreshtes (2,102 m), Albania
- Piva mountain (2,094m), Montenegro
- Guri i Zi (2,071 m), Albania
- BjelaÃ
¡nica (2,067 m), Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tali (2,063m), Montenegro
- ÃÂeloica (Dobra Voda, 2,062 m), North Macedonia
- Maja e Rrunjes (2,056 m), Albania
- ÃÂika (2,045 m), is the highest peak of the Ceraunian Mountains Albania
- Ã
½urimi (2,036m), Montenegro
- Belasica (Radomir peak, 2,029 m), Bulgaria and Greece
- Mali i Lopes (2,022 m), Albania
- Maja e Qorres (2,018 m), Albania
- Kopaonik (PanÃÂiÃÂev vrh 2,017 m), Serbia
- Panachaicus (1,926 m), northernmost mountain of the Peloponnese, east of Patras, Greece
- Vlahina (1,924 m), Bulgaria/North Macedonia
- Besna Kobila (1,923 m), Serbia
- Dinara (Troglav peak 1,913 m; Dinara peak 1,831 m), Dinarides, Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Orjen (1,894 m), highest mountain in littoral Montenegro, during glacial periods the most heavily glaciated Mediterranean mountain
- Ainos (1,628 m), Greece
- Sredna Gora (1,604 m), Bulgaria
- Igman (1,502 m), Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zlatibor (Tornik 1,496 m; ÃÂigota 1,422 m), Serbia
- Parnitha (1,413 m), Athens, Greece
- Plana (1,338 m), Bulgaria
- Penteli (1,109 m), Athens, Greece
- Hymettus (1,026 m), east of Athens, Greece
- Sakar (Vishegrad, 895 m), Bulgaria
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