Maja e Gjarprit
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| Maja e Gjarprit | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,142 m (7,028 ft) |
| Prominence | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Isolation | 842 m (2,762 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°28′11″N 19°58′51″E / 42.469638°N 19.980823°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Snake's Peak |
| Geography | |
  Maja e Gjarprit | |
| Country |  Albania |
| Region | Northern Mountain Region |
| Municipality | Tropojë |
| Parent range | Bjeshkët e Namuna |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Mesozoic |
| Mountain type | summit |
| Rock type(s) | dolomite, limestone |
Maja e Gjarprit (lit. 'Snake's Peak') is a summit in the Accursed Mountains, located within Tropojë municipality, in northern Albania. The peak rises to an elevation of 2,142 m (7,028 ft) above sea level and forms part of the rugged high-mountain terrain characteristic of the Valbonë region.
Maja e Gjarprit lies between the Çerem Valley to the northwest and the Millosh Valley to the southwest, the latter being a left tributary of Valbona Valley, into which the mountain also descends to the southeast.
The peak occupies a prominent position above the alpine landscape of the Dragobi meadows. It has the form of a sharp, pyramidal summit with steep, dissected ridges. Its western and northwestern ridge descends abruptly toward the valley of the Çerem stream, while the eastern ridge forms a deep escarpment approximately 600–700 meters above the Dragobi meadows. Toward the east, the mountain continues through the upper ridge of Gjarpri and further into the ridge of Rupë.
Maja e Gjarprit is composed almost entirely of Mesozoic dolomitic limestone. Its sharply defined ridges and steep slopes are the result of intensive tectonic folding and long-term karst erosion.[1]