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The 14 summits of the Balkan Mountains
The Balkan Mountains runs through Bulgaria, and this is all of it: 14 catalogued summits, from Botev at 2 376 m down to Malkata reka at 1 969 m — 407 m between the first and the last, spread over roughly 211 km around 42.9° N, 24.2° E.
A range this size is climbed in two tiers. The main ridge is the first 9 — the summits within a sixth of the highest, and the goal wayly puts in front of you first. The whole range counts only once every one of the 14 is walked over.
The list is not hand-typed. wayly resolves it from the range itself against its summit catalogue — foothills under 60% of the highest left out, one summit mapped twice kept once — so it follows the mountains rather than someone's memory. And it fills itself in: a summit counts when a walk you recorded takes you over the top of it, not when you remember to tick a box.
The main ridge
Questions
What is the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains?
Botev, at 2 376 m — the highest of the 14 summits of the range.
How many summits does the Balkan Mountains have?
14 catalogued summits, from Botev (2 376 m) down to Malkata reka (1 969 m). The first 9 are the main ridge — the tier wayly asks you to finish before the whole range counts.
Where is the Balkan Mountains?
In Bulgaria, around 42.9° N, 24.2° E. The summits on this list are spread over about 211 km.
