Zla Kolata

Mountain on the border of Albania and Montenegro

Zla Kolata
Kolata e Keqe

Zla Kolata in Montenegro (on Albania border)

LocationAlbania - Montenegro borderParent rangeAccursed Mountains, Dinaric Alps

Zla Kolata (Serbian Cyrillic: Зла Колата) or Kollata e Keqe (Albanian: Kollatë e Keqe) is one of the highest peaks of the Accursed Mountains, on the border of Albania and Montenegro.^[2]

Description

Zla Kolata has an elevation of 2,534 metres (8,314 ft), making it the highest mountain in Montenegro, and the 16th highest in Albania.^[3]^[4] It is located on the border of the Gusinje municipality of Montenegro and the Tropojë district of Kukës County, Albania. Zla Kolata has an enormous summit and is a popular tourist destination in both countries. Standing half a kilometre to the northeast at 2,528 metres (8,294 ft), only slightly lower, is Kolata e Mirë or Dobre Kolata, also located on the border. The highest peak on this massif is a kilometer east-southeast of Zla Kolata and is completely on Albanian soil; it is called Rodi e Kollatës or Maja e Kollatës.^[5] It rises to 2,552 m (8,373 ft); but despite the dramatic views into the Valbona Valley, is not as often visited.

References

^ ^a ^b "Maja Kolata" on Peakbagger Archived 22 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 September 2011
^ summitpost.org Archived 26 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Summitpost claims incorrectly that this peak lies entirely within Montenegro. Retrieved 27 September 2011
^ Crolla, R.; McKeating, C. (2014). Europe's High Points: Reaching the summit of every country in Europe. Cicerone Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-84965-960-4. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ Abraham, R. (2018). The Peaks of the Balkans Trail: Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo. Cicerone Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-78362-556-7. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ "Retrieved 19 January 2017". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2018.