Vihren
Vihren from the north
Elevation	2,914 metres (9,713 feet)
Location	Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
Prominence	1,800 m
Coordinates	41°45′50 N°23′50
Easiest route	hike/scramble from Vihren chalet

View of Vihren Peak from Vihren chalet

Vihren (Вихрен) is the Pirin Mountains' highest peak. Reaching 2914 m, it is Bulgaria's second and the Balkans' third highest, after Musala and Mount Olympus. The peak is located in Pirin's northern parts. The easiest route is from the Vihren chalet (2,000 m), reaching the summit from the south. Other routes include those from Banderitsa chalet (1,800 m) or across the ridge Koncheto from the north. A number of Pirin's lakes are located around the peak. Image File history File links Vihren. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Blagoevgrad Province (Bulgarian: област Благоевград, oblast Blagoevgrad or Благоевградска област, Blagoevgradska oblast), also known as Pirin Macedonia (Bulgarian: Пиринска Македония, Pirinska Makedoniya), is a province (oblast) of southwestern Bulgaria. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Vihren_ot_hija_vihren. ... Image File history File links Vihren_ot_hija_vihren. ... Vihren from the south The Pirin Mountains (Bulgarian: Пирин) are a mountain range in southwest Bulgaria, with Vihren (2,914 m high) the highest peak, situated at , . The range extends about 40 km northwest-southeast, and about 25 km wide. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) A metre or meter[1] (symbol: m) is a unit of length and the current base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Musala (Bulgarian: Мусала) is the highest peak in Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula, standing at 2,925 m. ... Mytikas Summit, Mt Olympus Mount Olympus (also transliterated as Mount Ólympos, and on modern maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece, at 2,919 (according to new measurements [1]) meters high and one of the highest, in real absolute altitude from base to top, of Europe since its... View from Koncheto towards the southeast, with the peaks Kutelo and Vihren Koncheto (The Horsie) is a name given to a ridge in the Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria, at an altitude of approx. ...