Maja e Thatë, Valbonë Valley National Park

Name: Maja e Thatë
Address: Valbonë Valley National Park, Albania

#2 among attractions in Valbonë Valley National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Maja e Thatë, Valbonë Valley National Park

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Maja e Thatë is a 2,406-metre-high mountain peak of the Albanian Alps in Albania. It is located within Valbonë Valley National Park, roughly 2 km northwest of Valbonë and rises more than 1,500 m above the village. The mountain's southern and western lower slopes are relatively rich in beech and pine forests, while the higher slopes consist of very steep dolomite and limestone rock walls, suitable for mountaineering and rock climbing. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 7894 ftCoordinates: 42°28'6"N, 19°52'8"E

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Maja e Thatë – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maja Jezercë, Accursed Mountains, Dinaric Alps, Maja Kokervhake.

3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maja Jezercë
87 min walk • Maja Jezercë, the towering pride of Albania, stands as the apex of the Accursed Mountains, a range that stretches across the Prokletije. Dominating the landscape at an impressive 2,694 meters, it is the highest peak in the entire Dinaric Alps and a beacon for hikers...
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Accursed Mountains
87 min walk • The Accursed Mountains also known as the Albanian Alps are a mountain group in the western part of the Balkans. It is the southernmost subrange of the 1,000-kilometre-long Dinaric Alps range, extending from northern Albania to south Kosovo and northeastern Montenegro.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dinaric Alps
87 min walk • The Dinaric Alps, also commonly Dinarides, are a mountain range in Southern and Southeastern Europe, separating the continental Balkan Peninsula from the Adriatic Sea.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maja Kokervhake
76 min walk • Maja Kokervhake is a mountain in northern Albania, in the Accursed Mountains range. It reaches a height of 2,508 m above sea level and it has only recently been discovered considering that the North Albanian Alps has many high and jagged peaks.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maja Bojs
92 min walk • Maja Bojs is a 2,461-metre-tall mountain near the center of the Accursed Mountains range in northern Albania near the border with Montenegro. It is just above the Buni Jezerce valley where Big lake of Buni Jezerce is located with five other lakes.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Great Lake of Buni Jezerce
83 min walk • Big lake of Buni Jezercë is one of the largest lakes in the Albanian Alps found in the north of Albania. Big Lake is on an altitude of 1,792 m above sea level and is the largest of the 6 lakes found in the Buni Jezercë near the Montenegrin border.
7 miSW
42°23'15"N • 19°47'7"E
Ethnographic Museum of Dukagjin, Thethi
180 min walk • Museum
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maja Grykat e Hapëta
116 min walk • Maja Grykat e Hapëta is a mountain located in northern Albania in the Bjeshkët e Namuna. It is found to the southeast of Maja Jezercë, south of the upper Valbonë valley. It is one of the highest mountains in the mountain range at 2,625 m high.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maja Shkurt
142 min walk • Maja Shkurt is a mountain in northern Albania, part of the Prokletije range. It reaches a height of 2,499 meters. The name means 'Small Peak' in Albanian.
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Valbona Pass, Valbonë Valley National Park
131 min walk • The Valbona Pass is a high mountain pass within the Albanian Alps in northern Albania.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rosni Peak
57 min walk • Rosni Peak is the highest peak of the Bjelić mountain, which is part of the Accursed Mountains range and located on the Montenegrin–Albanian border. It is 2,524 m high, making it the third highest mountain peak in Montenegro.