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Europe / Greece / Gjirokastër / Mount Nemërçkë
Record SL-842752 · Wikidata Q1337784

Mount Nemërçkë

Ultra
Elevation
2,485 m
8,153 ft
Prominence
1,792 m
Isolation
Coordinates
40.1333° N, 20.4000° E
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Mount Nemërçkë
Mount NemërçkëWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Nemërçka (Albanian: Nemërçkë, Greek: Νεμέρτσικα, Δούσκο, Μερόπη, Αεροπός, romanized: Nemértsika, Doúsko, Merópi, Aeropós) is a massif situated along the boundary between Gjirokastër and Përmet municipalities, in southern Albania and northern Greece. Part of the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain range, its highest peak, Papingu, reaches a height of 2,482 m (8,143 ft), making it the highest peak in the Southern Mountain Region. Other notable peaks include Maja e Gatakut 2,269 m (7,444 ft), Maja e Qesarit 2,253 m (7,392 ft), Maja e Poliçanit 2,138 m (7,014 ft), etc. The massif extends about 20 km (12 mi) from Qafa e Dhëmbelit in the north to the state border with Greece in the south, stretching at a width of 4–10 km (2.5–6.2 mi).

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Maja Gatakut 2,269 m NW 320° 1.4 km
Maja Stamos 1,103 m SW 231° 2.2 km
Maja e Drites 2,482 m E 110° 3.0 km
Maja Qesarit 2,253 m SE 126° 3.5 km
Maja Selos 880 m SW 204° 4.0 km
Maja Psiliraqit 869 m S 184° 4.3 km