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Koritnik () is a wooded, limestone mountain, located in northeastern Albania and southwest Kosovo between the cities of Kukës and Prizren. The mountain is entirely surrounded by branches of the White Drin river. The highest point of Koritnik massif, Maja e Pikëllimës reaches an elevation of above the Adriatic. Gryka e Vanavës () separates the mountain from Gjallica. The gorge is long, wide, and about deep.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Koritnik
Mountain.photo
Koritnik_from_Pashtrik.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
Mount Koritnik on the left from Pashtrik
Mountain.elevation_m
2396
Mountain.map
Kosovo
Mountain.map_caption
Location on the border of Albania and Kosovo
Mountain.map_size
250
Mountain.listing
Ultra
Mountain.location
Kukës, Albania Prizren, Kosovo
Mountain.range
Korab Mountains
Mountain.label_position
right
Mountain.age
Triassic
Mountain.type
Limestone

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Country
Kosovo
Located in
Kukës County
Elevation
2393
Image
Koritnik from Pashtrik.jpg
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Commons category
Koritnik
mountain range
Korab
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Koritnik () is a wooded, limestone mountain, located in northeastern Albania and southwest Kosovo between the cities of Kukës and Prizren. The mountain is entirely surrounded by branches of the White Drin river. The highest point of Koritnik massif, Maja e Pikëllimës reaches an elevation of above the Adriatic. Gryka e Vanavës () separates the mountain from Gjallica. The gorge is long, wide, and about deep.

The massif falls within the Balkan mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome. The slopes of the mountain meadows are mostly covered with coniferous forests. The high pastures of the Koritnik mountain help sustain a population of around 60 chamois.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Koritnik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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