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Baba Mountain
Pelister
Part of Baba mountain with its peak Pelister in the backdrop
Elevation	2,601 m (8,533 ft) ^[1]
Prominence	1,516 m (4,974 ft) ^[1]
Listing	Ultra
Location
Baba Mountain Macedonia
Coordinates	41°00′13″N 21°11′12″E / 41.00361°N 21.18667°E / 41.00361; 21.18667Coordinates: 41°00′13″N 21°11′12″E / 41.00361°N 21.18667°E / 41.00361; 21.18667^[1]

Baba Mountain (Macedonian: Баба Планина/Baba Planina) overlooks the city of Bitola in the Republic of Macedonia. Its highest peak is Pelister (from Ancient Greek περιστερά - peristera, "pigeon"^[2]) (2601 metres, or 8533 feet). Baba Mountain is the third highest mountain in the Macedonia after Korab and Šar Mountain. Other peaks besides Pelister are Dva Groba (2514 metres), Veternica (2420 metres), Muza (2350 metres), Rzana (2334 meters), Shiroka (2218 metres), Kozji Kamen (2199 metres), Griva (2198 metres), Golema Chuka (2188 metres), Skrkovo (2140 metres), Babin Zab (1850 metres), and many more. The Baba massif splits up the rivers in the region, so that they either flow towards the Adriatic or the Aegean sea.

Pelister National Park is filled with exquisite flora and fauna. Among flora elements, the presence is especially significant of the five-needle pine molica , Pinus peuce - a unique species of tertiary age being present on only a few mountains in the Balkan Peninsula. The beauty of the landscape is enhanced by the diversified wildlife: bears, roe deer, wolves, chamois, deer, wild boars, rabbits, several species of eagles, partridges, redbilled jackdaws, and the endemic Macedonian Pelagonia trout.

Bitola from Pelister

Pelister is the oldest and second largest national park in Republic of Macedonia after Mavrovo. It is one of the leading tourist areas in the country, since it is a well-known ski resort, along with Ohrid, Prespa, Dojran, Popova Šapka, and Kruševo.

From Pelister one can see the Pelagonia valley, Lake Prespa, mountains Nidže, Galičica, Jakupica, and the city of Bitola. Interestingly, Pelister is one of the most southern mountains in the Balkans that has an alpine character.

Pelister is also known for its two mountain lakes, which are called Pelister's Eyes. The Big lake is 2,218 metres above the sea level while the Small lake is 2,180 metres high. Here are the sources of many rivers. The climate in Pelister National Park is diverse.

On the peaks, there is snow even in July, and in some places the new snow meets the old from previous years.

On Pelister mountain, there is a TV transmitter using an additionally guyed lattice steel mast as antenna tower.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Europe Ultra-Prominences" Listed here as "Pelister". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ περιστερά, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus

External links

"Pelister Vrh, Macedonia" on Peakbagger

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