Mount Çika

Maja e Çikës
The coastline of Himara seen from the Mount.
Highest point
Elevation	2,044 m (6,706 ft)
Prominence	1,563 m (5,128 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	40°12′0″N 19°38′0″E / 40.20000°N 19.63333°E / 40.20000; 19.63333Coordinates: 40°12′0″N 19°38′0″E / 40.20000°N 19.63333°E / 40.20000; 19.63333
Geography
Maja e Çikës Location in Albania
Location	Himara, Vlorë, Albania
Parent range	Ceraunian Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Triassic
Mountain type	Limestone

The Maja e Çikës, (Albanian pronunciation: [maja ɛ tʃikəs]) at 2,044 metres (6,706 ft) above sea level, is the highest peak of the Ceraunian Mountains. The Ceraunians extends approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) along the Albanian Riviera in a northwesterly direction from Sarandë to the Karaburun Peninsula. With a prominence of 1,563 metres (5,128 ft), Maja e Çikës is the 85th most prominent mountain peak in Europe.

The climate is mediterranean, having hot summers and generally warm to cool, dry winters. Furthermore, the mount falls within the Illyrian deciduous forests terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest. The mount is also part of the Llogara National Park, which is noted for its rich biodiversity and vegetation. The western flank of the mount is vegetated by species such as the Bulgarian fir, Austrian pine, Bosnian pine and Macedonian pine.