Manastirski Heights

Manastirski Heights (Bulgarian) are a hilly ridge in southeastern Bulgaria. Administratively, they lie in Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Yambol Provinces. The heights are situated between the Upper Thracian Plain to the west and the Elhovo Field to the east. To the north are the Svetiiliyski Heights and to the south several low hills link them with the Sakar mountain range. The Manastirski Heights span some 30 km from west–southwest to east–northeast. The width varies from 15 km in the west to 5 km in the east. The western and southwestern part of the ridge consists of low-lying hills and the higher eastern area is dominated by two clearly defined dome-shapes elevations, separated by a flat saddle. The western elevation is Gradishte (600 m), situated about 1.2 km northwest of the village of Golyam Manastir, and is the highest point of the Manastirski Heights. They are built up of gabbro and crystalline schists. North of the heights, at the village of Krumovo, there is a deposit of iron ore. The climate is transitional continental with Mediterranean influence. The ridge is drained by several small tributaries of the Ovcharitsa and Sokolitsa, both left tributaries of the Sazliyka to the west, as well as the rivers Kalnitsa and Sinapovska reka of the Tundzha basin. The soils are cinnamon forest soils. The higher areas are covered with sparse deciduous forests an

Location: Bulgaria.

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