Pirin

Also known as Pirin Mountains

mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria

Key facts

Peak: Vihren
Elevation: 2,914 m (9,560 ft)
Length: 80 km (50 mi) north-south
Width: 40 km (25 mi) north-south
Area: 2,585 km (998 mi )
Country: Bulgaria
Rock type s: granite , gneiss , marble , limestone

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Wikidata facts

Area: 2585
Elevation: 2914.3
Image: Vihren Pirin IMG 0553.jpg
Width: 40
Length: 80

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The Pirin Mountains (Bulgarian: Пирин [ˈpirin]) are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with the highest peak, Vihren, at an altitude of 2,914 m (9,560 ft).

The range extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the north-west to the south-east and is about 40 km (25 mi) wide, spanning a territory of 2,585 km (998 sq mi). To the north, Pirin is separated from Bulgaria's highest mountain range, the Rila Mountain, by the Predel saddle, while to the south it reaches the Slavyanka Mountain. To the west is located the valley of the river Struma and to the east the valley of the river Mesta separates it from the Rhodope Mountains. Pirin is dotted with more than a hundred glacial lakes and is also the home of Europe's southernmost glaciers, Snezhnika and Banski Suhodol.