Musala

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Musala is the highest mountain peak in the Balkans, located in the Rila Mountain range of southwestern Bulgaria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain peak
climate alpine climate
continent Europe
country Bulgaria
elevation 2925 m
2925 meters
9600 ft
approximately 2925 meters above sea level
hasAccessPoint Borovets resort
Yastrebets gondola lift upper station
hasCoordinateLatitude 42.179
hasCoordinateLongitude 23.585
hasFeature glacial lakes nearby
mountain hut near summit
hasNameOrigin derived from Arabic "Musalla" meaning "place for prayer"
hasNearbyCity Samokov
Sofia
hasProtectionStatus within protected area of Rila National Park
hasSnowCover most of the year
hasSummitStructure meteorological station
hasTypicalAscentTime about 4 to 6 hours from Borovets
hasVegetationZone alpine tundra near summit
hasViewOf Pirin Mountains
Rila Mountains
Vitosha Mountain
highestPointOf Balkans
Bulgaria
isHighestPointOf Rila Mountains
isPartOf Rila Mountains
surface form: "Rila National Park"
isPopularFor day hikes
tourism
locatedIn Balkans
Bulgaria
Rila Mountains
Southwestern Bulgaria
mountainRange Rila Mountains
prominence 2473 m
approximately 2473 meters
ranking highest peak in the Balkans
one of the highest peaks in Eastern Europe
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
ski touring

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balkans hasHighestPeak Musala
Rila Mountains hasPeak Musala
Bulgaria highestPoint Musala
this entity surface form: "Mount Musala"
Bulgaria locatedIn Musala
subject surface form: "Mount Musala"
this entity surface form: "Rila Mountains"