Kuklite, Pirin National Park

Name: Kuklite
Address: Pirin National Park, Bulgaria

#17 among attractions in Pirin National Park

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Kuklite is a 2,686 m-high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of Pirin on the Kamenitsa secondary ridge between the summits of Yalovarnika, Zabat to the north-east and Golena to the south. It is built up of granite. The western and north-western slopes of Kuklite are very steep and are open to the pebbly Begovitsa cirque; the foothills contain accumulations of moraines, densely covered in mountain pine at places. The eastern and south-eastern slopes facing the Bashmandra cirque are grassy and oblique. The Begovishko glacial lake is situated at the northern foothills of the summit. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°39'51"N, 23°28'16"E

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

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

3.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Popovo Lake, Pirin National Park
91 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.
2.5 miNE
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Kralev Dvor, Pirin National Park
64 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.
1.7 miNE
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Kamenitsa Peak, Pirin National Park
44 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.
3 miNE
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Dzhano, Pirin National Park
78 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.
4.2 miN
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Malak Polezhan, Yulen
107 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 miNE
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Yalovarnika, Pirin National Park
27 min walk • Yalovarnika is a 2,763 m-high 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 Kamenitsa to the north and Zabat, Kuklite and Golena to the south.
2.8 miN
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Momin Dvor, Pirin National Park
71 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.
3 miNE
Lake
Samodivski Lakes, Pirin National Park
77 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.
3.8 miNE
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Sivria, Pirin National Park
97 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.
3.3 miNE
Lake
Kremenski Lakes, Pirin National Park
85 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.
0.5 miNE
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Zabat Peak, Pirin National Park
14 min walk • Zabat is a 2,688 m high peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria. Built up of granite, it is located in the northern part of Pirin in the central section of the Kamenitsa secondary ridge.