Treskavica Mountain

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Treskavica Mountain

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Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing

Page By: Azra

Created/Edited: Oct 16, 2006 / Aug 23, 2007

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Beautiful mountain...

Beautiful mountain...

Treskavica is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, south of Sarajevo. With 2088 m. (Paklijes peak), Treskavica is the highest of the Sarajevo mountains.

On Mount Treskavica there are five glacial lakes that represent the most distinctive traces of the glacial period on this mountain.

Veliko jezero (The Great Lake) is at 1548 m. It is the biggest - 220 meters in length, 185 meters wide, and 6 meters deep.

The Great Lake

Other lakes:
Bijelo (The White Lake),
Crno (The Black Lake),
Platno,
Malo jezero (The Small Lake).

All lakes have specific flora and fauna.

Coordinates

Latitude : 43.542 (43 32' 32'')
Longitude : 18.443 (18 26' 35'')

WARNING

As a result of the 1992-1995 war, 3.68 percent of the territory in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(see BH MAC) is still afflicted by mines.
Unfortunately, Mount Treskavica has many mines.
Hiking is not recommended!

Thanks to....

Thanks to Mike for helping with this album!
:-)

Images

Treskavica - view from Bjelasnica

Great Lake

Lilium Bosniacum

Treskavica

Black Lake

Great Lake

View from Bjelašnica

Sunset on Treskavica mountain

camp at the Great Lake

Puzim on Visocica looking from Pakliješ

Treskavica

Zub

Treskavica mountain (2.086m)

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lcarreau

Zdravo ... Azra

Voted 10/10

For information on mines ... puno huala!
You are a very nice person.

Posted Jan 21, 2008 8:38 pm


	Azra	Re: Zdravo ... Azra
	Hasn't voted	You welcome! Tebi puno hvala! I am not happy because of this-mines, but this is important information for people coming here on our beautiful mountains!
		Posted Jan 22, 2008 6:52 am

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