Botev Peak, Central Balkan National Park

Name: Botev Peak
Address: Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria

#1 among attractions in Central Balkan National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Botev Peak, Central Balkan National Park

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Botev Peak is, at 2,376 metres above sea level, the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains. It is located close to the geographic centre of Bulgaria, and is part of the Central Balkan National Park. ()

Local name: Ботев Elevation: 7795 ftProminence: 5141 ftCoordinates: 42°43'1"N, 24°55'2"E

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Botev Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Raysko Praskalo, Kurshum Mosque, Balkan Mountains, Babsko Praskalo.

0.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Raysko Praskalo, Central Balkan National Park
13 min walk • Raysko Praskalo, 124.5 m in height, is the highest waterfall in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. It is situated under Botev Peak in the central section of the Balkan Mountains and is part of the Dzhendema Reserve of the Central Balkan National Park.
7.6 miSW
Mosque
Kurshum Mosque, Karlovo
194 min walk • Kurshum Djamia Mosque is located in Karlovo, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria. Kurshum Mosque was built in 1485 by Karlu Ali Bey. It is the oldest architectural monument in Karlovo.
4.4 miE
Mountain
Balkan Mountains, Dzhendema
111 min walk • The Balkan mountain range is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. The range is conventionally taken to begin at the peak of Vrashka Chuka on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Babsko Praskalo, Central Balkan National Park
142 min walk • Babsko Praskalo is a waterfall in the Central Balkan National Park, Balkan Mountains, central Bulgaria. With a height of 54 m the waterfall is among the lowest in the area. Babsko Praskalo is located near the Rusalka and Ravna refuges, on the path between the village of Tazha and Tazha Refuge.
3.3 miW
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Karlovsko Praskalo, Stara Reka Reserve
84 min walk • Karlovsko Praskalo is a waterfall in the Central Balkan National Park, Balkan Mountains, central Bulgaria. It is located at 1,450 m altitude in the southern slope of the Zhaltets Peak. The waterfall is 30 m high. Karlovsko Praskalo and the surrounding area was declared a natural landmark in 1965.
4.4 miE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Haemus Mons, Dzhendema
111 min walk • In earlier times, the Balkan Mountains were known as the Haemus Mons. It is believed that the name is derived from a Thracian word *saimon, 'mountain ridge', which is unattested but conjectured as the original Thracian form of Greek Emos.