Vihren

Vihren is the highest peak of 's Pirin Mountains. Reaching 2,914 metres, it is Bulgaria's second and the ' third highest, after and .
  • Peak rising to 2,914 metres (9,560 feet)
  • Description: highest point of Pirin mountain
  • Also known as
    “El Tepe”
    “Vihren (peak)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snezhnika and Kutelo.
is a glacieret in the Pirin Mountains of Bulgaria, a remnant of the former Vihren Glacier.
is a summit in the Pirin mountain range, southwestern .
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Latitude
41.76753° or 41° 46′ 3″ north
Longitude
23.3989° or 23° 23′ 56″ east
Open location code
8GH5Q99X+2H
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Vihren” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Віхрэн”
  • Bulgarian: “Vihren”
  • Bulgarian: “Вихрен”
  • Bulgarian: “връх Вихрен”
  • Bulgarian: “Ел тепе”
  • Catalan: “Vihren”
  • Cebuano: “Vihren”
  • Chinese: “維赫倫峰”
  • Chinese: “维赫伦峰”
  • Czech: “Vichren”
  • Czech: “Vihren”
  • Dutch: “Vichren”
  • Dutch: “Vihren”
  • Esperanto: “Viĥren”
  • Estonian: “Vihren”
  • French: “Vihren”
  • French: “Vikhren”
  • Georgian: “ვიხრენი”
  • German: “Vihren”
  • German: “Wichren”
  • Greek: “Ανεμοκορφή”
  • Greek: “Βίχρεν”
  • Hebrew: “ויחרן”
  • Italian: “Vihren”
  • Japanese: “ヴィフレン山”
  • Kazakh: “Vïxren”
  • Kazakh: “Вихрен”
  • Kazakh: “ۆىيحرەن”
  • Latvian: “Vihrens”
  • Lithuanian: “Vichrenas”
  • Lithuanian: “Vihrenas”
  • Lombard: “Vihren”
  • Macedonian: “Вихрен”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vihren”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vihren”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Вихрен”
  • Norwegian: “Vihren”
  • Polish: “Wichren”
  • Portuguese: “Vihren”
  • Romanian: “Vihren”
  • Russian: “Вихрен”
  • Slovak: “Vichren”
  • Slovak: “Vihren”
  • Slovenian: “Vihren”
  • Spanish: “Vihren”
  • Swedish: “Vichren”
  • Turkish: “Vihren”
  • Ukrainian: “Вихрен”
  • Ukrainian: “Віхрен (гора)”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tumbata and Bansko.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pirin Mountains and Hvoynati vrah.

Pirin Macedonia: Highlights

Learn more about Blagoevgrad and Pirin National Park.
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