Vihren refuge, Pirin National Park

Name: Vihren refuge
Address: Pirin National Park, Bulgaria

#32 among attractions in Pirin National Park

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The Vihren refuge is situated in the Pirin mountain, southwestern Bulgaria at an altitude of 1,915 m. It is composed of two massive buildings and bungalows. There is a road from Bansko, which makes the refuge one of the most visited parts in the mountain as well as one of the most polluted. The refuge is a starting point for the tourists to Vihren and some other peaks, lakes and refuges. ()

Local name: Вихрен Coordinates: 41°45'40"N, 23°25'4"E

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Vihren refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vihren, Baikushev's pine, Muratov Vrah, Banderitsa refuge.

1.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Park, View point
Vihren, Bansko
28 min walk • Vihren, the Jewel of the Pirin Mountains, stands proudly as the highest peak in Bulgaria's Pirin National Park and the second highest in the country. Soaring to an impressive height of 2,914 meters, Vihren is a magnet for mountaineers and nature lovers drawn to Bansko...
0.5 miNE
Tree
Baikushev's pine, Pirin National Park
13 min walk • Baikushev's pine is a coniferous tree from the species Bosnian pine situated in Pirin, southwestern Bulgaria. It is named after its discoverer, forest ranger Kostadin Baikushev, and is located near the Banderitsa refuge.
1.5 miSW
Mountain
Muratov Vrah, Pirin National Park
39 min walk • Muratov Vrah is a 2,669 m high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is situated on the main ridge of the mountain range, to the southwest of the summit of Hvoynati Vrah and to the northwest of the rocky ridge Donchovi Karauli, from which it is separated by the saddle Banderishka porta.
0.7 miNE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Banderitsa refuge, Pirin National Park
19 min walk • The Banderitsa refuge is a refuge in northern Pirin, Bulgaria situated on the left shores of the Banderishka river at an altitude of 1,810 m. It is located at 14 km of Bansko.
0.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Todorka, Pirin National Park
24 min walk • Todorka is a massive peak in the Pirin Mountains of south-western Bulgaria. It is the only peak of the Todorka side ridge and has a summit elevation of 2746 m above sea level.
1.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Pirin, Pirin National Park
38 min walk • The Pirin Mountains are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with Vihren at an altitude of 2,914 m being the highest peak. The range extends about 80 km from the north-west to the south-east and is about 40 km wide, spanning a territory of 2,585 km2.
1 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Snezhnika, Pirin National Park
25 min walk • Snezhnika is a glacieret in the Pirin Mountains of Bulgaria, a remnant of the former Vihren Glacier. The glacieret lies at an elevation between 2,425 m and 2,480 m in the deep Golemiya Kazan cirque at the steep northern foot of Vihren, Pirin's highest summit.
1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Golemiya Kazan, Pirin National Park
25 min walk • Golemiya Kazan is one of the two cirques that form an area called Kazanite, situated in Bulgaria's Pirin mountain range. Kazanite are located below the two highest summits Vihren to the south and Kutelo to the north.
~1670 ftS
41°45'24"N • 23°25'0"E
H.Vihren, Pirin National Park
9 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut

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Which popular attractions are close to Vihren refuge?

Nearby attractions include H.Vihren, Pirin National Park (9 min walk), Baikushev's pine, Pirin National Park (13 min walk), Banderitsa refuge, Pirin National Park (19 min walk), Todorka, Pirin National Park (24 min walk).