Korab (mountain)

Mount Korab
Mount Korab viewed from the west
Highest point
Elevation	2,764 m (9,068 ft)
Prominence	2,169 m (7,116 ft)
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Coordinates	41°47′28″N 20°32′52″E / 41.79111°N 20.54778°E / 41.79111; 20.54778Coordinates: 41°47′28″N 20°32′52″E / 41.79111°N 20.54778°E / 41.79111; 20.54778
Geography
Mount Korab Location on the border between Albania and Republic of Macedonia
Location	Albania—Republic of Macedonia border
Parent range	Korab

Mount Korab (Albanian: Maja e Korabit or Mali i Korabit; Macedonian: Голем Кораб, Golem Korab) is the highest mountain of Albania and the Republic of Macedonia, its peak forming a frontier between the two countries. The peak lies adjacent to the Šar Mountains. In 2011, Albania proclaimed its section as part of the Korab-Koritnik Natural Park.

Mount Korab is also pictured in the coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia.

The Korab mountain range stretches over 40 kilometers in a north-south direction between the lower section of the Black Drin and its tributary Radika. It is located around the border triangle of Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo, southwest of the mountain Šar Mountains. The Korab is a very rugged mountain massif and consists mainly of shale and limestone of the Paleozoic with block structures, as well as severely damaged gypsum rocks of Permo Triassic . On the west side, the mountain falls steeply over rock walls. The north side consists of craggy rocks. A kind of double peak, that of Korab II 2,756m, which almost reaches the same height, is about 150 meters northwest of the Korab peak within Albanian territory. On the same ridge are two other peaks rising over 2700m, Shulani i Radomires and Korab III. The southeast, stretching from a few rock bands broken meadows to the summit is accessed by very simply, and occasionally by shepherds with their flocks of sheep.

In addition to the Korab peak there are several other, almost equally high elevations. North of the twin peaks are numerous other nameless, almost equally high rock towers. The peak located about two kilometers southwest, Korab-gate (Maja e Portat Korabit / Korapska Mala vrata) reaches 2727m. A few hundred yards south is another peak Maja e Moravës, which is 2718 meters, with only a little lower.