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Albums - Rila (18 photos here)

Rila is the highest mountain in Bulgaria and Balkan peninsula. Most of high peaks are about 2500 - 2700 m a.s.l. Some of them have alpine look (Maljovica (2730) and its ridge, others are high-mountain meadows (mostly in Eastern Rila). Several peaks are higher - 2800 - 2900 m. Mussala peak with its 2925.40 m is the highest point of the mountain. The mountain is divided to four main parts by deep glacier-made valleys. These are the valleys of Iskar rivers, Rilska river, Mariza river. Another beautiful pieces of this mountain are its eyes - glacier lakes.

By Mountains of Bulgaria

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