Guri i Topit explained

Guri i Topit
Map:Albania
Elevation:2125m (6,972feet)
Prominence:134m (440feet)
Isolation:2.1km (01.3miles)
Coordinates:40.8361°N 20.451°W
Translation:Cannon Rock
Region:Central Mountain Region
Settlement Type:Municipality
Settlement:Pogradec
Age:Mesozoic
Type:mountain
Geology:limestone, flysch

Guri i Topit is a mountain located on the border between the municipalities of Gramsh and Pogradec, in eastern Albania. Standing at a height of 2125m (6,972feet), it is bordered by Valamara in the south and Guri i Zi in the northwest.[1]

Geology

The mountain is primarily composed of effusive rocks and Mesozoic limestone, as well as flysch, and features a scaly structure. It has an undulating ridge with glacial landforms – above 1700m (5,600feet) – represented by valleys, cirques, moraines and glacial lakes. Several branches of the Devoll river originate on the western slope, while branches of the Shkumbin originate from the eastern side.[2]

Vegetation consists mostly of beech, pine forests and alpine pastures.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kabo. Mevlan. Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë. 1991 . Qendra e Studimeve Gjeografike. Tiranë. 592. 1.2.
  2. Book: Buda. Aleks. Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar. 1985. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. Tiranë. 1248.