Maja Jezercë

Maja Jezercë
Maja Jezercë as seen from Maja Trojan
Highest point
Elevation	2,694 m (8,839 ft)
Prominence	2,036 m (6,680 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	42°26′33″N 19°48′51″E / 42.44250°N 19.81417°E / 42.44250; 19.81417Coordinates: 42°26′33″N 19°48′51″E / 42.44250°N 19.81417°E / 42.44250; 19.81417
Naming
Translation	Lake Peak (Albanian)
Geography
Maja Jezercë Albania
Location	Shkodër County, Albania
Parent range	Prokletije, Dinaric Alps
Geology
Mountain type	Limestone
Climbing
First ascent	1929 by Sleeman, Elmslie and Ellwood
Easiest route	North slope

Maja Jezercë (Albanian: Maja Jezercë), is the highest point of Prokletije, standing at 2,694 m (8,839 ft) AMSL.

The mountain peak in Albania, which is just five kilometres from the border with Montenegro, lies between the valleys of the Valbona to the east and the Shala in the west. In part, the whole floor between the valley of Shala, Valbona and Ropojana and Maja Roshit (2,522 metres) is known as Jezerca, in addition to the peak, Jezerca borders other peaks such as the Maja e Popljuces (2,569 metres) and the Maja e Ali (2,471 metres) in the west, the Maja Rrogamit (2,478 metres) to the east, Maja Kolajet (2,498 metres), Maja Malësores (2,490 metres) and Maja Bojs (2,461 metres) in the northwest and the Maja Kokervhake (2,508 metres ) and Maja Etheve (2,393 metres) in the north.

Apart from certain areas north of the Jezerca peak the mountain massif is part of the two National Parks of Thethi and Valbona.

The summit can be climbed from the North without major equipment. Most climbers come from Gusinje in Montenegro or from Theth in the Shala valley.

Jezerca is a large rocky peak of dolomitic limestone. There is almost no vegetation there. North, east and west of the mountain top is in great cirque from that in the glacial periods when glaciers were more extensive than today. Today the northern cirque is called Buni i Jezercës at a height of 1980 metres and 2,100 metres in height around 400 metres. Because it is located in the wettest region of Europe with around 6 metres (240 in) of rainfall equivalent believed to fall on the western slopes, snowfall is so large that only in dry years do even the less exposed sections melt away.