List of mountains in Kosovo explained

The mountains of Kosovo belong to Dinarides range. The plain of Kosovo is on average 5500NaN0 above the sea level and the plain of Dukagjini is on average 4500NaN0 high. The Dinaric Alps in the east and the Šar Mountains in the south are home to the highest peaks in Kosovo rising well over 20000NaN0. The only mountain in the north higher than 20000NaN0 is Kopaonik which rises to 20170NaN0.

The mountains make some unusual landscapes like the Rugova Canyon and the Kaçanik Gorge. There are alpine and glacier lakes located in most of the mountains.

List of highest peaks in Kosovo

List of mountain peaks in Kosovo with over 20000NaN0 in height

Peak	Mountain	Height (m)
Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Madhe' - south peak of double-summit	Sharr Mountains	2661^[1]
Rudoka - north peak of double summit	Sharr Mountains	2658^[2]
Gjeravica	Accursed Mountains	2656
Bistra – east summit	Šar Mountains	2651
Bistra – west summit	Šar Mountains	2644
Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Vogël' - unnamed summit on ridge	Šar Mountains	2629
Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge	Šar Mountains	2629
Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge	Šar Mountains	2618
Džini Beg	Šar Mountains	2610
Lake Peak / Jezerski / Maja e Liqenit	Šar Mountains	2604
Trpeznica / Trpeznica / Tërepeznicë	Šar Mountains	2590
Maja e Zezë	Šar Mountains	2585
Big Vraca / Vracë e Madhe	Šar Mountains	2583
Unnamed peak north-west of Gjeravica	Accursed Mountains	2570
Vrtop / Vërtop	Šar Mountains	2555
Gusan	Accursed Mountains	2539
Black Peak / Crni Kamen / Maja e Gurit	Šar Mountains	2536
Marijash	Accursed Mountains	2533
Kobilica / Kobilicë	Šar Mountains	2528
Piribeg	Šar Mountains	2524
Guri i Kuq	Accursed Mountains	2522
Maja e Ropës	Bogićevica	2501
Luboten	Šar Mountains	2498
Maja Livadh	Šar Mountains	2497
Zallina	Šar Mountains	2493
Small Vraca	Šar Mountains	2483
Kopranik	Accursed Mountains	2460
Veternik Mountain	Accursed Mountains	2410
Kara Nikolla	Šar Mountains	2409
Hajla / Hajlë	Accursed Mountains, Hajla	2403
Maja e Pikëllimës	Koritnik	2393
Mali i Zhlebit	Accursed Mountains, Žljeb	2381
Strellc	Accursed Mountains	2377
Tromeđa / Trekufir *	Accursed Mountains	2366
Mali i Zhlebit / Žljeb	Accursed Mountains, Žljeb	2365
Tumba	Šar Mountains	2346
Leqinat / Lićenat	Accursed Mountains	2341
Rrаsa e Zogut	Junik Mountains	2305
Mramor	Šar Mountains	2298
Hajla e Vëranocit	Accursed Mountains, Hajla	2281
Qula	Šar Mountains	2220
Bivoll / Bivoli	Ošljak	2212
Kačina glava / Kaçina Glava	Šar Mountains	2207
Deçan Mountain / Mali i Deçanit	Accursed Mountains	2200
Gemitash / Gemitaš	Šar Mountains	2183
Ovčinec / Ovshinec	Šar Mountains	2177
Kallabak	Šar Mountains	2174
Pogled	Accursed Mountains, Mokna	2155
Dramadol	Accursed Mountains, Hajla	2120
Crnkamenska Kula / Kulla e Gurit të Zi	Šar Mountains	2117
Beleg	Accursed Mountains, Mokna	2102
Pashallore / Pašalor	Jezerski	2092
Maja Ksulje e Priftit / Šerupa***	Šar Mountains	2092
Crn Kamen / Guri i Zi	Šar Mountains	2051
Kruševačka Planina / Mali Krushvaçës	Šar Mountains	2048
Murga (peak) / Murgë	Šar Mountains	2025
Maja e Vjelakut / Volujak	Paklen (Peja)	2014
Hajla e Shkrelit	Accursed Mountains, Hajla	2011
Lisičji Kamen / Guri i Lisiçjit	Šar Mountains	2010
Plitković / Plitkoviq	near Lipjan	2000
Oshtro Koplje	Kopaonik	1789

• 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

Mountain	Highest peak(s)	Elevation (m)	Coordinates	Nearest town
Carraleva		1160	42.4119°N 20.9672°W	Shtime
		1055	42.48°N 20.8503°W	Mališevo
Gollak	Gollak-Lisica	1186	42.6917°N 21.6892°W	Pristina
Skopska Crna Gora	Kopilaqa	1492	42.2345°N 21.4409°W	Vitia
Hajla		2403	42.7544°N 20.1494°W	Peja
Maja e Liqenit	Ostrvica	2092	42.2414°N 20.9142°W	Prizren
		1656	42.3003°N 21.0342°W	Štrpce
		1677	42.3264°N 20.9678°W	Suva Reka
		1723	42.31°N 20.9844°W	Suva Reka
Kopaonik		1789	43.0197°N 21.0194°W	Podujevo
		1750	43.1114°N 20.9803°W	Leposavić
Koritnik		2393	42.0817°N 20.5625°W	Prizren
Koznica	Gerbesh	1230	42.6597°N 21.3678°W	Pristina
Mokra gora		1806	42.8333°N 20.4472°W	Peja
		1814	42.8661°N 20.5525°W	Peja
Nerodimka Mountain		1549	42.3103°N 21.0514°W	Ferizaj
Pashtrik		1986	42.2125°N 20.53°W	Prizren
Accursed Mountains		2656	42.5336°N 20.1444°W	Peja
		2522	42.6611°N 20.1389°W	Peja
Šar Mountains		2555	42.0986°N 20.8347°W	Prizren
		2651	42.1414°N 20.9833°W	Prizren
		2585	42.1283°N 20.9244°W	Prizren
	Luboten	2498	42.2078°N 21.1247°W	Ferizaj
Strellc		2377	42.5986°N 20.2353°W	Peja
		2461	42.62°N 20.2117°W	Peja
Žar Mountain		1694	42.2714°N 20.9503°W	Suva Reka
Žljeb mountain		2381	42.7506°N 20.2486°W	Peja

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 :

• • • • • • • • 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 :

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

See also

• Geography of Kosovo
• List of lakes in Kosovo

Notes and References

1. http://www.summitpost.org/great-rudoka-2658m/892531 Great Rudoka (Maja e Njeriut), 2658m
2. Web site: gis.katastar.gov.mk.