Gjeravica
Encyclopedia
Đeravica ) is the highest mountain peak located in Serbia
and the second highest in the entire Prokletije
and the entire Dinaric Alps
chain. It has an altitude of 2656 m (8,714 ft), although it could be 2,667m as new GPS readings say. Located in south-western Serbia near the Albania
n border, it is only surpassed by the Maja Jezercë peak in Albania, which at 2694 m (8,839 ft) is the highest point of the entire Dinaric Alps.
Between 1992 and 2006 it was the highest mountain peak in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and then in the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
. According to the position of considering Kosovo as part of Serbia
sovereign territory, Đeravica is Serbia
's highest point also.
It is somewhat different from the rest of the Prokletije mountains because of the lack of a stony, limestone texture
the mountains in Prokletije have. Many large and small glacial lake
s can be found near the summit. The largest of the lakes is Đeravica Lake which is just under the summit and is the origin of the Erenik
river.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and the second highest in the entire Prokletije
Prokletije
Prokletije or Albanian Alps is a mountain range in the Balkans that extends from northern Albania, to southwestern Serbia and eastern Montenegro. Its highest point, Jezercë in Albania at , is the tallest peak in the entire Dinaric Alps...
and the entire Dinaric Alps
Dinaric Alps
The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides form a mountain chain in Southern Europe, spanning areas of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro....
chain. It has an altitude of 2656 m (8,714 ft), although it could be 2,667m as new GPS readings say. Located in south-western Serbia near the Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n border, it is only surpassed by the Maja Jezercë peak in Albania, which at 2694 m (8,839 ft) is the highest point of the entire Dinaric Alps.
Between 1992 and 2006 it was the highest mountain peak in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and then in the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
. According to the position of considering Kosovo as part of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
sovereign territory, Đeravica is Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
's highest point also.
It is somewhat different from the rest of the Prokletije mountains because of the lack of a stony, limestone texture
Texture (geology)
Texture in geology refers to the physical appearance or character of a rock, such as grain size, shape, arrangement, and pattern at both the megascopic or microscopic surface feature level. This includes the geometric aspects and relations amongst the component particles or crystals which is called...
the mountains in Prokletije have. Many large and small glacial lake
Glacial lake
A glacial lake is a lake with origins in a melted glacier. Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,000 years ago, glaciers began to retreat. A retreating glacier often left behind large deposits of ice in hollows between drumlins or hills. As the ice age ended, these melted to create...
s can be found near the summit. The largest of the lakes is Đeravica Lake which is just under the summit and is the origin of the Erenik
Erenik
The Erenik is a river in Kosovo. Located in the western Kosovo, it's a -long right tributary to the White Drin river.The Erenik originates near the Albanian border, in the northern slopes of the Junik mountain, a part of the Prokletije massif, under the Đeravica peak , the highest in Kosovo. Its...
river.