Ushite Peak
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Vitosha
Vitosha is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the tourists symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and rope ways render the mountain easily accessible. Vitosha has the outlines of an enormous...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. The peak is situated on the northern border of Torfeno Branishte
Torfeno Branishte
Torfeno Branishte is a nature reserve on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria, along with the Bistrishko Branishte reserve. The reserve has a surface area of 728.8 ha comprising the parts of Big Plateau and the Kapaklivets Plateau between the peaks of Cherni Vrah , Ushite , and Chernata Skala ,...
Nature Reserve, and 650 m south of Kamen Del
Kamen Del
Kamen Del is a peak on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. Rising to , and surmounting the city of Sofia, it is the most conspicuous peak seen from the Bulgarian capital. Its northern slope is partly covered by an extensive one by one km stone sea...
Peak. A small refuge is situated on the northeastern slopes Ushite, off track between Aleko
Aleko, Vitosha
Aleko is a site on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria situated at the northern foothills of Malak Rezen Peak , in the watershed of Yanchevska River draining eastwards towards the village of Bistritsa, Sofia....
and Zlatnite Mostove
Zlatnite Mostove
Zlatnite Mostove is the largest stone river on Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria. The feature is situated in the valley of Vladayska River, extending 2.2 km, and up to 150 m wide, with several ‘tributary’ stone rivers. The stone river is ‘descending’ from elevation 1800 m above sea level...
, the two most popular tourist sites on Vitosha.