List of mountains of the Balkans
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This is a list of the 19 ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkan Peninsula.
| No | Mountain/Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rila/Musala |  Bulgaria |
2,925 | 2,473 | 432 |
| 2 | Olympus/Mytikas |  Greece |
2,917[1][2] | 2,353[3] | 564 |
| 3 | Pirin/Vihren | Bulgaria |
2,915[4] | 1,784 | 1131 |
| 4 | Korab Mountain/Mount Korab |  Albania /  North Macedonia |
2,764 | 2,169 | 595 |
| 5 | Accursed Mountains/Maja Jezercë | Albania |
2,694 | 2,036 | 658 |
| 6 | Pindus Mountains, Smolikas Mountain/Smolikas | Greece |
2,637 | 1,736 | 901 |
| 7 | Jakupica Mountain/Solunska glava | North Macedonia |
2,540 | 1,666 | 874 |
| 8 | Nidže(Voras Mountains)/Kajmakčalan | Greece / North Macedonia |
2,528 | 1,758 | 770 |
| 9 | Pindus Mountains, Mount Giona/Pyramida | Greece |
2,510 | 1,702 | 808 |
| 10 | Nemërçkë Mountains/Maja e Papingut | Albania |
2,482 | 1,792 | 690 |
| 11 | Pindus Mountains, Mount Parnassus/Parnassus | Greece |
2,457 | 1,590 | 867 |
| 12 | Balkan Mountains, Kaloferska Mountain/Botev Peak | Bulgaria |
2,376 | 1,567 | 809 |
| 13 | Valamara Mountain/Maja e Valamarës | Albania |
2,373 | 1,526 | 847 |
| 14 | Mali i Gribës mountain/Maja e Këndrevicës | Albania |
2,121 | 1,666 | 455 |
| 15 | Treskvica/Mala Ćaba |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2,086 | 1,862 | 723 |
| 16 | Belasitsa mountain/Radomir | Bulgaria / Greece/ North Macedonia |
2,031 | 1,595 | 436 |
| 17 | Mount Athos mountain/Mount Athos | Greece |
2,030 | 2,012 | 18 |
| 18 | Mount Ossa mountain/Mount Ossa | Greece |
1,978 | 1,854 | 124 |
| 19 | Pangaion Hills/Koutra | Greece |
1,956 | 1,773 | 183 |
Triglav peak (2,864 m, prominence 2,059 m) in the Slovenian Julian Alps is geographically part of the Balkan Peninsula, as it is east of river Soča, but it is not part of the Mountain System of the Balkan Peninsula, but part of the Mountain System of the Alps.
List of peaks and sub-peaks of the Balkans above 2800 m
| No | Mountain/Peak | Country | Elevation (m) | Prominence (m) | Col (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rila/Musala | Bulgaria |
2,925 | 2,473 | 432 |
| 2 | Olympus/Mytikas or Pantheon | Greece |
2,917[5][6] | 2,353[7] | 564 |
| 3 | Pirin/Vihren | Bulgaria |
2,915[8] | 1,784 | 1131 |
| 4 | Olympus/Olympus-Skolio | Greece |
2,911[9] | 81 | 2830[10] |
| 5 | Pirin/Kutelo I | Bulgaria |
2,908[11] | ~298 | ~2610[12] |
| 6 | Pirin/Kutelo II | Bulgaria |
2,907[13] | — | — |
| 7 | Rila/Malka Musala (Little Musala) | Bulgaria |
2,902[14] | ~62 | ~2840[15] |
| 8 | Olympus/Stefani or Thronos Dios (Throne of Zeus) | Greece |
2,902 | — | — |
| 9 | Pirin/Banski Suhodol | Bulgaria |
2,884 | — | — |
| 10 | Olympus/Olympus-Skala | Greece |
2866 | 40 | |
| 11 | Rila/Irechek | Bulgaria |
2,852 | — | — |
| 12 | Pirin/Polezhan | Bulgaria |
2,851 | — | — |
| 13 | Pirin/Kamenitsa | Bulgaria |
2,822 | — | — |
| 14 | Pirin/Malak Polezhan | Bulgaria |
2,822 | — | — |
| 15 | Pirin/Bayuvi Dupki | Bulgaria |
2,820 | — | — |
| 16 | Olympus/Aghios Antonios | Greece |
2,815 | — | — |
| 17 | Pirin/Strazhite | Bulgaria |
2,810 | — | — |
| 18 | Olympus/Profitis Ilias | Greece |
2,803 | — | — |
| 19 | Olympus/Toumba | Greece |
2,801 | — | — |