Mali i Hekurave
Maja e Paqes
View of the massif from a distance
Highest point
Elevation2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Prominence495 m (1,624 ft)
Isolation5.9 km (3.7 mi)
Coordinates42°23′02″N 19°58′06″E / 42.383976°N 19.968388°E / 42.383976; 19.968388
Naming
English translationIron Mountain
Geography
Mali i Hekurave is located in Albania
Mali i Hekurave
Mali i Hekurave
Country Albania
RegionNorthern Mountain Region
MunicipalityTropojë
Parent rangeAccursed Mountains
Borders onLugu i Thiut
Geology
Age of rockTriassic
Mountain typemassif
Type of rocklimestone, dolomite

Mali i Hekurave (lit.'Iron Woods') is a massif in the Albanian Alps, within the limits of Tropojë municipality. Its main peak, Maja e Hekurave, rises to a height of 2,560 m (8,400 ft).[1]

Geology

Mali i Hekurave is bounded by the central valley of Valbona in the northeast, the basin of Tropojë in the southeast, and the basin of Nikaj-Mërtur in the southwest. The mountain is composed entirely of Triassic limestone and dolomite. Its sharp pyramidal shape is due to the numerous glacial cirques that stretch on almost all sides and descend step by step into the valley of Motinë from the northeast, into the trough of the Liqeni stream from the southeast, and the Selbicë stream from the west. Other peaks in the massif include Alshina 2,295 m (7,530 ft), Maja e Zezë 2,424 m (7,953 ft) and Maja e Dhive 2,332 m (7,651 ft). The mountain mass is barren above 1,700–1,800 m (5,600–5,900 ft), featuring only alpine pastures, while beech and cypress grow below this height.[2]

See also

References

  1. Kabo, Mevlan (1991). Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë (1.2 ed.). Tiranë: Qendra e Studimeve Gjeografike. p. 592.
  2. Buda, Aleks (1985). Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. p. 1248.
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