Maja Harapit (Albanian: Maja e Harapit, or Maja e Arapit) is a mountain in the Accursed Mountains range in the north of Albania. The mountain is 2,217 metres (7,274 ft) high, with an 800 metres (2,600 ft) high south wall[1] the northwestern edge of a large basin, where it dominates as a prominent rock formation, the conclusion of the Shala Valley and is one of the landmarks of Theth Valley. The mountain is on the edge of the National Parks Theth.[2]

Maja Harapit
Massive south wall of Maja Harapit
Highest point
Elevation	2,218 m (7,277 ft)
Coordinates	42°26′30″N 19°48′45″E
Naming
Language of name	Albanian
Geography
Maja Harapit Albania
Parent range	Accursed Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	Limestone

The mountain is located near the mountain pass of Qafa e Pejës (520 metres (1,710 ft)) north of Theth between the mountains of the Bjeshkët e Nemuna in the West - completed by the Maja Radohimës (2,570 metres (8,430 ft)) - and the Maja Jezercë massif in the east. While the steep south wall of the Shala Valley which is part of the mountain is actually based on a broad saddle between the two great massifs, the height of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) steeply to a rocky point jutting which it juts from. The tip and the surrounding saddle is made of rugged rock, of sinkholes and caves penetrating karst formations.[1][2]

Albania's longest horizontal cave is located beneath the south wall. Bulgarian researchers have explored its length at 2,585 metres (8,481 ft). The depth of the cave is 346 metres (1,135 ft). Within the cave, 15 species have been discovered.[3]

References

External links

• One day hike around Harapit
• Geoquest Albanien-Kletterexpedition 2010
• International Caving Expedition Maja Arapit 2009

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