Durmitor

Durmitor (Montenegrin: Дурмитор, pronounced [durmǐtɔr] or [dǔrmitɔr]) is a massif located in northwestern Montenegro. It is part of the Dinaric Alps. Its highest peak, Bobotov Kuk, reaches a height of 2,523 meters (8,278 ft). The massif is limited by the Tara River Canyon on the north, the Piva River Canyon on the west, and by the Komarnica River Canyon on the south. To the east, the Durmitor opens to a 1,500 m (4,921 ft) high plateau, called Jezerska površ (Plateau of Lakes). Mount Sinjavina is located to the east of the Jezerska površ plateau. The Durmitor is for the most part located in the Žabljak municipality. The massif gives its name to the national park that comprises it. Durmitor National Park was founded in 1952, and designated as a World Heritage Site in 1980.

The massif has 48 peaks above 2,000 meters (6,562 ft). Highest peaks are:

Bobotov kuk 2,523 m (8,278 ft) Bezimeni vrh (Nameless Peak) 2,487 m (8,159 ft) Šljeme 2,455 m (8,054 ft) Istočni vrh Šljemena (East Peak of Sljeme) 2,445 m (8,022 ft) Soa / Đevojka 2,440 m (8,005 ft) Milošev tok 2,426 m (7,959 ft) Bandijerna 2,409 m (7,904 ft) Rbatina 2,401 m (7,877 ft) Lučin vrh 2,396 m (7,861 ft) Prutaš 2,393 m (7,851 ft) Minin bogaz 2,387 m (7,831 ft) Planinica 2,330 m (7,644 ft) Kobilja glava 2,321 m (7,615 ft) Savin Kuk 2,313 m (7,589 ft) Šupljika 2,310 m (7,579 ft)

Durmitor features 18 glacial lakes, scattered over mountain massif and Jezerska Površ plateau. The lakes add significantly to the beauty of the mountain, and have been nicknamed Gorske Oči, or "mountain eyes".

One theory of the name Durmitor is that it is derived from Romanian, meaning 'sleeping place' (cognate with English dormitory) and was given by Romanian settlers in the middle age. There are similarly named mountains, such as Visitor (cf. visător 'dreamer') and Cipitor (cf. ațipitor 'sleeper') across the former Yugoslavia. Another theory is that the name was given by the Celts, and the meaning would be anything from 'water from the mountain' to 'ridged mountain'. Considering the duration of time that the ancient Celts spent around these part and the Tara River (Tara is a Celtic goddess, as well), its name being of Celtic origin,

Location: Montenegro.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.