The mountains of Kosovo mainly consist of the Accursed Mountains in the west, the Šar Mountains in the south and the Kopaonik Mountains in the northeast. The Accursed Mountains and the Šar Mountains both are home to the highest peaks in Kosovo rising well over 25000NaN0, while Kopaonik mountains raise to a maximum of 20170NaN0.
The mountains have some special landscapes like the Rugova Canyon and the Kaçanik Gorge. There are alpine and glacial lakes located in most of the mountains.
List of mountain peaks in Kosovo that have an altitude of over 25000NaN0.
Peak | Mountain | Height | |
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Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Madhe' - south peak of double-summit | Sharr Mountains | 26610NaN0[1] | |
Rudoka - north peak of double summit | Sharr Mountains | 26580NaN0[2] | |
Gjeravica | Accursed Mountains | 26560NaN0 | |
Bistra – east summit | Šar Mountains | 26510NaN0 | |
Bistra – west summit | Šar Mountains | 26440NaN0 | |
Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Vogël' - unnamed summit on ridge | Šar Mountains | 26290NaN0 | |
Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge | Šar Mountains | 26290NaN0 | |
Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge | Šar Mountains | 26180NaN0 | |
Džini Beg | Šar Mountains | 26100NaN0 | |
Lake Peak / Jezerski / Maja e Liqenit | Šar Mountains | 26040NaN0 | |
Trpeznica / Trpeznica / Tërepeznicë | Šar Mountains | 25900NaN0 | |
Maja e Zezë | Šar Mountains | 25850NaN0 | |
Big Vraca / Vracë e Madhe | Šar Mountains | 25830NaN0 | |
Unnamed peak north-west of Gjeravica | Accursed Mountains | 25700NaN0 | |
Vrtop / Vërtop | Šar Mountains | 25550NaN0 | |
Gusan | Accursed Mountains | 25390NaN0 | |
Black Peak / Crni Kamen / Maja e Gurit | Šar Mountains | 25360NaN0 | |
Marijash | Accursed Mountains | 25330NaN0 | |
Kobilica / Kobilicë | Šar Mountains | 25280NaN0 | |
Piribeg | Šar Mountains | 25240NaN0 | |
Guri i Kuq | Accursed Mountains | 25220NaN0 | |
Maja e Ropës | Bogićevica | 25010NaN0 |
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 :
Following the Tip on the left side :