List of mountains in Kosovo

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 2,500 m (8,202 ft), while Kopaonik mountains raise to a maximum of 2,017 m (6,617 ft).

The mountains have some special landscapes like the Rugova Canyon and the Kaçanik Gorge. There are alpine and glacial lake located in most of the mountains.

List of highest peaks in Kosovo

List of mountain peaks in Kosovo that have an altitude of over 2,500 metres (8,202 feet).

Peak	Mountain	Height
Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Madhe' - south peak of double-summit	Sharr Mountains	2,661 m (8,730 ft)^[1]
Rudoka - north peak of double summit	Sharr Mountains	2,658 m (8,720 ft)^[2]
Gjeravica	Accursed Mountains	2,656 m (8,714 ft)
Bistra – east summit	Šar Mountains	2,651 m (8,698 ft)
Bistra – west summit	Šar Mountains	2,644 m (8,675 ft)
Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Vogël' - unnamed summit on ridge	Šar Mountains	2,629 m (8,625 ft)
Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge	Šar Mountains	2,629 m (8,625 ft)
Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge	Šar Mountains	2,618 m (8,589 ft)
Džini Beg	Šar Mountains	2,610 m (8,563 ft)
Lake Peak / Jezerski / Maja e Liqenit	Šar Mountains	2,604 m (8,543 ft)
Trpeznica / Trpeznica / Tërepeznicë	Šar Mountains	2,590 m (8,497 ft)
Maja e Zezë	Šar Mountains	2,585 m (8,481 ft)
Big Vraca / Vracë e Madhe	Šar Mountains	2,583 m (8,474 ft)
Unnamed peak north-west of Gjeravica	Accursed Mountains	2,570 m (8,432 ft)
Vrtop / Vërtop	Šar Mountains	2,555 m (8,383 ft)
Gusan	Accursed Mountains	2,539 m (8,330 ft)
Black Peak / Crni Kamen / Maja e Gurit	Šar Mountains	2,536 m (8,320 ft)
Marijash	Accursed Mountains	2,533 m (8,310 ft)
Kobilica / Kobilicë	Šar Mountains	2,528 m (8,294 ft)
Piribeg	Šar Mountains	2,524 m (8,281 ft)
Guri i Kuq	Accursed Mountains	2,522 m (8,274 ft)
Maja e Ropës	Bogićevica	2,501 m (8,205 ft)

List of mountain peaks in Kosovo that have an altitude of over 2,000 metres (6,562 feet).

Peak	Mountain	Height (m)
Luboten	Šar Mountains	2,498 m (8,196 ft)
Maja Livadh	Šar Mountains	2,497 m (8,192 ft)
Zallina	Šar Mountains	2,493 m (8,179 ft)
Small Vraca	Šar Mountains	2,483 m (8,146 ft)
Kopranik	Accursed Mountains	2,460 m (8,071 ft)
Veternik Mountain	Accursed Mountains	2,410 m (7,907 ft)
Kara Nikolla	Šar Mountains	2,409 m (7,904 ft)
Hajla / Hajlë	Accursed Mountains	2,403 m (7,884 ft)
Maja e Pikëllimës	Koritnik	2,393 m (7,851 ft)
Mali i Zhlebit	Accursed Mountains	2,381 m (7,812 ft)
Strellc	Accursed Mountains	2,377 m (7,799 ft)
Tromeđa / Trekufir	Accursed Mountains	2,366 m (7,762 ft)
Mali i Zhlebit / Žljeb	Accursed Mountains	2,365 m (7,759 ft)
Tumba	Šar Mountains	2,346 m (7,697 ft)
Leqinat / Lićenat	Accursed Mountains	2,341 m (7,680 ft)
Rrаsa e Zogut	Junik Mountains	2,305 m (7,562 ft)
Mramor	Šar Mountains	2,298 m (7,539 ft)
Hajla e Vëranocit	Accursed Mountains	2,281 m (7,484 ft)
Qula	Šar Mountains	2,220 m (7,283 ft)
Kačina glava / Kaçina Glava	Šar Mountains	2,207 m (7,241 ft)
Deçan Mountain / Mali i Deçanit	Accursed Mountains	2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Gemitash / Gemitaš	Šar Mountains	2,183 m (7,162 ft)
Ovčinec / Ovshinec	Šar Mountains	2,177 m (7,142 ft)
Kallabak	Šar Mountains	2,174 m (7,133 ft)
Pogled**	Accursed Mountains	2,155 m (7,070 ft)
Dramadol	Accursed Mountains	2,120 m (6,955 ft)
Crnkamenska Kula / Kulla e Gurit të Zi	Šar Mountains	2,117 m (6,946 ft)
Beleg	Accursed Mountains	2,102 m (6,896 ft)
Pashallore / Pašalor	Šar Mountains	2,092 m (6,864 ft)
Maja Ksulje e Priftit / Šerupa	Šar Mountains	2,092 m (6,864 ft)
Crn Kamen / Guri i Zi	Šar Mountains	2,051 m (6,729 ft)
Kruševačka Planina / Mali Krushvaçës	Šar Mountains	2,048 m (6,719 ft)
Murga (peak) / Murgë	Šar Mountains	2,025 m (6,644 ft)
Maja e Vjelakut / Volujak	Accursed Mountains	2,014 m (6,608 ft)
Hajla e Shkrelit	Accursed Mountains	2,011 m (6,598 ft)
Lisičji Kamen / Guri i Lisiçjit	Šar Mountains	2,010 m (6,594 ft)

List of other mountain peaks in Kosovo that have a significant altitude

Mountain	Highest peak(s)	Elevation (m)	Coordinates	Nearest town
Carraleva	Garamele	1160	42°24′43″N 20°58′02″E / 42.41194°N 20.96722°E / 42.41194; 20.96722	Shtime
Carraleva	Gradina (peak)	1055	42°28′48″N 20°51′01″E / 42.48000°N 20.85028°E / 42.48000; 20.85028	Mališevo
Gollak	Gollak-Lisica	1186	42°41′30″N 21°41′21″E / 42.69167°N 21.68917°E / 42.69167; 21.68917	Pristina
Skopska Crna Gora	Kopilaqa	1492	42°14′4.2″N 21°26′27.3″E / 42.234500°N 21.440917°E / 42.234500; 21.440917	Vitia
Hajla	Hajla	2403	42°45′16″N 20°08′58″E / 42.75444°N 20.14944°E / 42.75444; 20.14944	Peja
Maja e Liqenit	Ostrvica	2092	42°14′29″N 20°54′51″E / 42.24139°N 20.91417°E / 42.24139; 20.91417	Prizren
	Karadino	1656	42°18′01″N 21°02′3″E / 42.30028°N 21.03417°E / 42.30028; 21.03417	Štrpce
	Bukova Glava (peak)	1677	42°19′35″N 20°58′4″E / 42.32639°N 20.96778°E / 42.32639; 20.96778	Suva Reka
	Studenica, Kosovo (peak)	1723	42°18′36″N 20°59′04″E / 42.31000°N 20.98444°E / 42.31000; 20.98444	Suva Reka
Kopaonik	Oštro Koplje	1789	43°01′11″N 21°01′10″E / 43.01972°N 21.01944°E / 43.01972; 21.01944	Podujevo
Kopaonik	Šatorica	1750	43°06′41″N 20°58′49″E / 43.11139°N 20.98028°E / 43.11139; 20.98028	Leposavić
Koritnik	Koritnik	2393	42°04′54″N 20°33′45″E / 42.08167°N 20.56250°E / 42.08167; 20.56250	Prizren
Koznica	Gerbesh	1230	42°39′35″N 21°22′4″E / 42.65972°N 21.36778°E / 42.65972; 21.36778	Pristina
Mokra gora	Novi Vrh (peak)	1806	42°50′00″N 20°26′50″E / 42.83333°N 20.44722°E / 42.83333; 20.44722	Peja
Mokra gora	Ruica	1814	42°51′58″N 20°33′09″E / 42.86611°N 20.55250°E / 42.86611; 20.55250	Peja
Nerodimka Mountain	Kurkulica	1549	42°18′37″N 21°03′5″E / 42.31028°N 21.05139°E / 42.31028; 21.05139	Ferizaj
Pashtrik		1986	42°12′45″N 20°31′48″E / 42.21250°N 20.53000°E / 42.21250; 20.53000	Prizren
Accursed Mountains	Gjeravica	2656	42°32′01″N 20°08′40″E / 42.53361°N 20.14444°E / 42.53361; 20.14444	Peja
Accursed Mountains	Guri i Kuq	2522	42°39′40″N 20°08′20″E / 42.66111°N 20.13889°E / 42.66111; 20.13889	Peja
Šar Mountains	Isa Aga	2555	42°05′55″N 20°50′05″E / 42.09861°N 20.83472°E / 42.09861; 20.83472	Prizren
	Peskovi	2651	42°08′29″N 20°59′00″E / 42.14139°N 20.98333°E / 42.14139; 20.98333	Prizren
	Crni Vrh	2585	42°07′42″N 20°55′28″E / 42.12833°N 20.92444°E / 42.12833; 20.92444	Prizren
	Luboten	2498	42°12′28″N 21°07′29″E / 42.20778°N 21.12472°E / 42.20778; 21.12472	Ferizaj
Strellc		2377	42°35′55″N 20°14′07″E / 42.59861°N 20.23528°E / 42.59861; 20.23528	Peja
Strellc	Koprivnik	2461	42°37′12″N 20°12′42″E / 42.62000°N 20.21167°E / 42.62000; 20.21167	Peja
Žar Mountain	Pljoš	1694	42°16′17″N 20°57′01″E / 42.27139°N 20.95028°E / 42.27139; 20.95028	Suva Reka
Žljeb mountain	Rusulija	2381	42°45′02″N 20°14′55″E / 42.75056°N 20.24861°E / 42.75056; 20.24861	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 :

Following the Tip on the left side :

References

^ Great Rudoka (Maja e Njeriut), 2658m, www.summitpost.org
^ "gis.katastar.gov.mk".

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

[1] Great Rudoka (Maja e Njeriut), 2658m, www.summitpost.org

[2] "gis.katastar.gov.mk".

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List of highest peaks in Kosovo

Border peaks

See also

References