North Albanian Alps
North Albanian Alps is a mountain in Albania and has an elevation of 2,239 metres. North Albanian Alps is situated nearby to the locality Okol, as well as near Gjelaj.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prokletije and Jezercë.
Prokletije
Photo: Church of emacs, CC BY 3.0.
Prokletije or, sometimes called the Albanian Alps or the Accursed Mountains are a range in Northeastern Albania and northwestern Kosovo.
Jezercë
Peak
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Jezercë is the highest peak in the Dinaric Alps, the second highest in Albania and the sixth highest in Southeast Europe, standing at 2,694 m above sea level.
Maja e Bojës
Peak
Maja e Bojës is a 2,461-metre-tall mountain near the center of the Accursed Mountains range in northern Albania near the border with Montenegro. It is just above the Buni Jezerce valley where Big lake of Buni Jezerce is located with five other lakes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rragam and Thethi.
Rragam
Village
Photo: Lenart Avdiu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rragam is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of North Albanian Alps.
Thethi
Photo: Liridon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thethi is a village surrounded by Thethi National Park, up on Albanian Alps, in Northeastern Albania, in Shkodra District. A lot of tourists visit the mountain peaks of Thethi, Boga, Razma and Vermoshi, where they enjoy the dense forests, clear springs and limestone caves.
North Albanian Alps
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,239 metres
- Also known as: “Albanian Alps”, “Alpet”, “Alpi Albanesi”, “Biješka Nemuna”, “Bjeshkë të Shqipnis së Veriut”, “Bjeshkët e Namuna”, “Bjeshkët e Nemuna”, “Illyria Desserta”, “Prokletija”, and “Prokletije”
- Category: landform
- Location: Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.45535° or 42° 27′ 19″ northLongitude
19.79038° or 19° 47′ 25″ eastElevation
2,239 metres (7,346 feet)Open location code
8FJXFQ4R+45GeoNames ID
3194466
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Okol and Gjelaj.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mal Kolajet and Qafa Jezercës.
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