Mount Lovćen is a mountain located in the southwest of Montenegro Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Serbia and Montenegro – Serbia – Kosovo and Metohia (UN administration) – Vojvodina – Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area – Total – % water 13,812 km² n/a Population – Total (2003) – Density 616,258 48. ...
Lovcen, covering 6.400 ha, the national park is dominated by Mount Lovcen and the Njegos Mausoleum, descending to the marshes of Skadar Lake. Mount Lovcen has twin peaks, Stirnovik at 1.749 Meter and Jezerski at 1.657 Meter. The road from Kotor on the Boka Kotorska to Lovcen mountain is made up of a series of serpentines, each curve disclosing a yet more sensational vista below. When you come ouf of number 32 you have arrived in the centre of Lovcen National Park, the magnificent summit of which the Montenegrins consider their Mount Olympus..
Geologically Lovcen is composed of rock masses from the Mesozoic and Cainozoic eras, with Triassic and Jurassic limestone, marl limestones, dolomitic limestones and Cainozoic glacial and fluvio-glacial facies.
Lovcen is also exposed to very strong winds: the south wind coming warm and damp from the sea, while the north wind is dry and cold.
The Lovcen vegetation is stratified altitudinally, from the warm oak woods to the subalpine beech forests.