Gazey, Pirin National Park

Name: Gazey
Address: Pirin National Park, Bulgaria

#23 among attractions in Pirin National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Gazey is a peak in the Pirin mountain, Bulgaria situated on a small sideward ridge of the Polejansli Ridge. It is 2,761 m high, which makes it ninth in the mountain. Viewed from Polejan it looks small, rising slightly above the Upper Polejan lake but its western slopes are dizzy as they descent towards the valley of Damyanitsa. The peak looks majestic from the valley, it can be clearly seen even from the Razlog Valley. Below the larger peak tower a lower one which also looks imposing. The ridge of the same name forms a cirque in which the two Gazey lakes, some of the highest in the Balkans are located as well as the Gazey river. ()

Local name: Газей Coordinates: 41°43'42"N, 23°28'58"E

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Gazey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Popovo Lake, Kralev Dvor, Kamenitsa Peak, Dzhano.

1.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Popovo Lake, Pirin National Park
50 min walk • The Popovo Lake is a glacial lake situated in the northern section of the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is one of the eleven Popovi Lakes. The lake and its surroundings are among the most popular places for summer tourism in Pirin National Park.
2.3 miS
Mountain
Kralev Dvor, Pirin National Park
59 min walk • Kralev Dvor is a 2,680 m high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located on the southern part of the main mountain ridge. It is a pyramidal peak formed by cirque erosion by the glaciers in the cirques of Demir Kapia, Kralev Dvor and Belemeto.
3 miS
Mountain
Kamenitsa Peak, Pirin National Park
78 min walk • Kamenitsa is a peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of Pirin on the 22 km-long Kamenitsa secondary ridge between the summits of Malka Kamenitsa to the north and Yalovarnika to the south.
2.9 miSE
Mountain
Dzhano, Pirin National Park
75 min walk • Dzhano is a 2,668 m high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of Pirin on the mountain's main ridge between Demirkapia Saddle and the summit of Chengelchal in the south.
0.5 miSE
Mountain
Malak Polezhan, Yulen
13 min walk • Malak Polezhan is a peak in the northern section of the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. Its height is 2,822 m which places it among the top ten summits of Pirin. The peak is built up of granite.
1.8 miNW
Lake
Vasilashki Lakes, Pirin National Park
47 min walk • The Vasilashki Lakes are situated in Pirin, Bulgaria in a large cirque between the Todorka and Vasilashki Chukar peaks. The cirque is opened to the east, where it faces the Demyanitsa river in which the water of the lakes pour.
1.9 miS
Mountain
Momin Dvor, Pirin National Park
50 min walk • Momin Dvor is a 2,723 m high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of Pirin on its main ridge between the summits of Kralev Dvor and Dzhengal.
2.1 miSE
Lake
Samodivski Lakes, Pirin National Park
53 min walk • The Samodivski Lakes is a small group of lakes in Pirin, southwestern Bulgaria, part of the larger group of Popovski lakes. They are situated very close to each other in a small cirque to the south west of the Popovo Lake between the peak Dzhengal, Momin Dvor and Kralev Dvor.
2.4 miSE
Mountain
Sivria, Pirin National Park
61 min walk • Sivria is a 2,591 m high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of Pirin on the Dzhangalitsa ridge that stems from Pirin's main ridge at the summit of Dzhano.
2.8 miSE
Lake
Kremenski Lakes, Pirin National Park
73 min walk • Kremenski Lakes are a lake group in the Pirin mountains, southwestern Bulgaria composed of two larger and two smaller lakes situated in a narrow but salient cirque of the same name. They are surrounded by the peaks Sivriya and Dzhano and the Kremenski elevation which ends with Kremenski peak.
1.2 miN
Mountain
Kaymakchal, Yulen
32 min walk • Kaymakchal, also known as Izvorets is a peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of Pirin on the Polezhan secondary ridge. It is 2,753 m high and is built up of granite.

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Which popular attractions are close to Gazey?

Nearby attractions include Malak Polezhan, Yulen (13 min walk), Polezhan, Pirin National Park (21 min walk).