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Jezercë
Sign in to saveJezercë () is the highest peak in the Dinaric Alps, the second highest in Albania and the sixth highest in Southeast Europe, standing at above sea level. It is the 28th most prominent mountain peak in Europe, and is regarded as one of the toughest and most dangerous climbs in the Accursed mountains
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Jezercë
- Mountain.other_name
- Maja e Rinisë
- Mountain.photo
- Jezerski Vrh (2694) sa Karanfila (2480).jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Maja Jezercë as seen from Karanfili peak
- Mountain.map
- Albania
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra-prominent
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Jezercë
- Mountain.translation
- Lakes Peak
- Mountain.region
- Northern Mountain Region
- Mountain.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Mountain.settlement
- Shkodër, Tropojë
- Mountain.range
- Accursed Mountains
- Mountain.age
- Triassic
- Mountain.type
- massif
- Mountain.geology
- limestone, dolomite
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1929 by Sleeman, Elmslie and Ellwood
- Mountain.easiest_route
- North slope
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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 above sea level. It is the 28th most prominent mountain peak in Europe, and is regarded as one of the toughest and most dangerous climbs in the Accursed mountains
== Etymology == The toponym Jezerca derives from the Slavic word jezero 'lake', in reference to the cirque lakes in the lower part of the Buni i Jezercës on the northern side of the mountain. During communist rule, it was given the name (), which never stuck.