Musala
Musala seen from Yastrebets. The chalet Musala and the shelter Everest can be seen as well
Elevation	2,971 metres (9,747 feet)
Location	Sofia Region, Bulgaria
Prominence	2,473 m
Coordinates	42°10′47″N, 23°35′12″E
Easiest route	gondola lift from Borovets, then hike

Musala (Bulgarian: Мусала) is the highest peak in Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula, standing at 2,971 m (9,747 ft). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 387 KB) View towards Musala from Yastrebets File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Musala Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Sofia province shown within Bulgaria Sofia Province is a province (oblast) of Bulgaria. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Categories: Stub ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ...

The name derives from Mus Allah, "the mountain of Allah", being so named during the period when Bulgaria was part of the Ottoman Empire. The old name of the mountain is Tangra. Allah is the Arabic language word for God. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... Tangra (Bulgarian: Тангра),means SKY and GOD (an Altaic word) was the name of the supreme God of the Bulgars, until the official adoption of Christianity in Bulgaria by Tsar Boris I in 865. ...

Musala is situated within the Rila National Park. It is noted for its rich flora, including species such as Macedonian Pine and Bulgarian Fir in the forests on its middle slopes, and fauna; it is one of the easiest places in Europe to see the wallcreeper. It is said that from the summit, all the major mountain ranges of Bulgaria can be seen. These include Vitosha to the northwest, Sredna Gora towards the northeast, the Balkan Mountains along most of the northern horizon behind Vitosha and Sredna Gora, the Rhodope Mountains to the southeast, Pirin to the south, Osogovo and Ruy Mountain to the west, and of course Rila. Rila as seen from Kostenets Malyovitsa, the second highest peak in the mountain The average annual precipitation in Rila is several times the average for Bulgaria The Seven Rila Lakes The source of the Maritsa under Marishki vrah Landscape from Rila close to the Seven Lakes The Rila Monastery Rila... In Botany a Flora (or Floræ) is a collective term for plant life and can also refer to a descriptive catalogue of the plants of any geographical area, geological period, etc. ... Binomial name Pinus peuce Griseb. ... Binomial name Abies borisii-regis Mattf. ... Fauna is a collective term for animal life. ... Binomial name Tichodroma muraria (Linnaeus, 1766) The Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) a small bird found throughout the high mountains of southern Eurasia, including the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Altai. ... Vitosha (Bulgarian: Витоша  ) is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. ... A view of Sredna Gora from the Thracian tomb near Starosel Sredna Gora (Средна Гора) is a mountain range in central Bulgaria, situated parallel with Stara Planina and extending to the river Iskar to the west and the elbow of Tundzha north of Yambol to the east. ... Stara Planina, Rhodope, Rila and Pirin Mountains View from Ray Resthouse towards the Central Balkan Mountains. ... Landscape of the Rhodopes near the village of Hvoyna View from the Belintash Rock towards the village of Vrata The Rhodopes (Bulgarian: Родопи, Rodopi, usually used with a definite article: Родопите, Rodopite, sometimes also called Родопа, Rodopa or Родопа планина, Rodopa planina; Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodopi, red aspect) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over... Vihren from the south Kamenitsa Peak and the lake Tevno ezero Pirin range as seen from Kalimantsi village The Gazey peak looked from Polejan and the Upper Gazey Lake The Pirin Mountains (Bulgarian: Пирин) are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with Vihren (2,914 m high) the highest peak, situated... Osogovo (Bulgarian and Macedonian Cyrillic: Осогово) or Osogovska Planina (Осоговска планина or Осоговска Планина) is a mountain between southwestern Bulgaria (Kyustendil Province) and northeastern Republic of Macedonia. ... Ruy or Ruj (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Руй, Serbian: Руј and Ruj) is a mountain on the border of western Bulgaria and southeastern Serbia. ... Rila Mountain, Bulgaria The Rila is a mountain range in western Bulgaria. ...

The easiest climb is by a straightforward footpath from the ski resort of Borovets, 10 km to the north; there is also a Gondola lift from Borovets to the Yastrebets peak at 2,369 m altitude and several mountain chalets. From Yastrebets it is a one hour hike to the Musala chalet (2,430m), from which the ascent to the summit takes another 1.5 to 2 hours via the shelter Everest, the highest mountain hut in Bulgaria. At the summit there is a weather station. Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the U.S. Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest Downhill Ski Racing This article is about snow skiing. ... Borovets in winter Borovets in summer Borovets (Боровец), known as Chamkoriya (Чамкория) until the middle of the 20th century, is a popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia Province, on the northern slopes of Rila, at an altitude of 1350 m. ... Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran. ... Chalet A chalet (pronounced ), also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building in the Alpine region made of wood. ...

The highest peaks here are Musala 2,971m; Little Musala 2,902m and Irechek 2,852m.

Three of the main rivers of Bulgaria, the Iskar, Maritsa and Mesta have their sources near Musala. The Iskar (Bulgarian: Искър; Latin Oescus) is the longest river in Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. ... The Maritsa or Evros (Bulgarian: Марица, Greek: Εβρος, Romanized as Hebrus, Turkish: Meriç) river is ca . ... Mesta (Bulgarian: Места) or Nestos (Greek: Νέστος) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. ...

Hikers near the summit of Musala. The pyramid in the background is the shelter Everest Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 228 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Musala Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...

The Pirin mountains can be seen from Musala Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 331 KB) View from Musala towards Pirin. ...

The origin of the Maritsa river seen from Musala Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 377 KB) Origin of the Maritsa river. ...