The mountains of Kosovo belong to Dinarides range. The plain of Kosovo is on average 550 m (1,804 ft) above the sea level and the plain of Dukagjini is on average 450 m (1,476 ft) high. The Dinaric Alps in the east and the Šar Mountains in the south are home to the highest peaks in Kosovo rising well over 2,000 m (6,562 ft). The only mountain in the north higher than 2,000 m (6,562 ft) is Kopaonik which rises to 2,017 m (6,617 ft).
The mountains make some unusual landscapes like the Rugova Canyon and the Kaçanik Gorge. There are alpine and glacier lakes located in most of the mountains.
List of mountain peaks in Kosovo with over 2,000 m (6,562 ft) in height
Peak | Mountain | Height (m) |
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Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Madhe' - south peak of double-summit | Sharr Mountains | 2661[1] |
Rudoka - north peak of double summit | Sharr Mountains | 2658[2] |
Gjeravica | Accursed Mountains | 2656 |
Bistra – east summit | Šar Mountains | 2651 |
Bistra – west summit | Šar Mountains | 2644 |
Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Vogël' - unnamed summit on ridge | Šar Mountains | 2629 |
Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge | Šar Mountains | 2629 |
Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge | Šar Mountains | 2618 |
Džini Beg | Šar Mountains | 2610 |
Lake Peak / Jezerski / Maja e Liqenit | Šar Mountains | 2604 |
Trpeznica / Trpeznica / Tërepeznicë | Šar Mountains | 2590 |
Maja e Zezë | Šar Mountains | 2585 |
Big Vraca / Vracë e Madhe | Šar Mountains | 2583 |
Unnamed peak north-west of Gjeravica | Accursed Mountains | 2570 |
Vrtop / Vërtop | Šar Mountains | 2555 |
Gusan | Accursed Mountains | 2539 |
Black Peak / Crni Kamen / Maja e Gurit | Šar Mountains | 2536 |
Marijash | Accursed Mountains | 2533 |
Kobilica / Kobilicë | Šar Mountains | 2528 |
Piribeg | Šar Mountains | 2524 |
Guri i Kuq | Accursed Mountains | 2522 |
Maja e Ropës | Bogićevica | 2501 |
Ljuboten | Šar Mountains | 2498 |
Maja Livadh | Šar Mountains | 2497 |
Zallina | Šar Mountains | 2493 |
Small Vraca | Šar Mountains | 2483 |
Kopranik | Accursed Mountains | 2460 |
Veternik Mountain | Accursed Mountains | 2410 |
Kara Nikolla | Šar Mountains | 2409 |
Hajla / Hajlë | Accursed Mountains, Hajla | 2403 |
Maja e Pikëllimës | Koritnik | 2393 |
Mali i Zhlebit | Accursed Mountains, Žljeb | 2381 |
Streoc / Strellc | Accursed Mountains | 2377 |
Tromeđa / Trekufir * | Accursed Mountains | 2366 |
Mali i Zhlebit / Žljeb | Accursed Mountains, Žljeb | 2365 |
Tumba | Šar Mountains | 2346 |
Leqinat / Lićenat | Accursed Mountains | 2341 |
Rrаsa e Zogut | Junik Mountains | 2305 |
Mramor | Šar Mountains | 2298 |
Hajla e Vëranocit | Accursed Mountains, Hajla | 2281 |
Ćule | Šar Mountains | 2220 |
Bivoll / Bivoli | Ošljak | 2212 |
Kačina glava / Kaçina Glava | Šar Mountains | 2207 |
Deçan Mountain / Mali i Deçanit | Accursed Mountains | 2200 |
Gemitash / Gemitaš | Šar Mountains | 2183 |
Ovčinec / Ovshinec | Šar Mountains | 2177 |
Kallabak | Šar Mountains | 2174 |
Pogled** | Accursed Mountains, Mokna | 2155 |
Dramadol | Accursed Mountains, Hajla | 2120 |
Crnkamenska Kula / Kulla e Gurit të Zi | Šar Mountains | 2117 |
Beleg | Accursed Mountains, Mokna | 2102 |
Pashallore / Pašalor | Jezerski | 2092 |
Maja Ksulje e Priftit / Šerupa*** | Šar Mountains | 2092 |
Crn Kamen / Guri i Zi | Šar Mountains | 2051 |
Kruševačka Planina / Mali Krushvaçës | Šar Mountains | 2048 |
Murga (peak) / Murgë | Šar Mountains | 2025 |
Maja e Vjelakut / Volujak | Paklen (Peja) | 2014 |
Hajla e Shkrelit | Accursed Mountains, Hajla | 2011 |
Lisičji Kamen / Guri i Lisiçjit | Šar Mountains | 2010 |
Plitković / Plitkoviq | near Lipjan | 2000 |
Oshtro Koplje | Kopaonik | 1789 |
The list contains coordinates of some significant peaks alphabetically ordered by mountain and then peak name
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 :
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