Kamena Gora (mountain)

Kamena Gora
500-year-old pine tree on the mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,496 m (4,908 ft)[1]
Coordinates43°18′12″N 19°32′27″E / 43.30333°N 19.54083°E / 43.30333; 19.54083
Geography
Kamena Gora is located in Serbia
Kamena Gora
Kamena Gora
Location in Serbia, on the border with Montenegro
LocationSerbia / Montenegro
Parent rangeDinaric Alps

Kamena Gora (Serbian Cyrillic: Камена гора, pronounced [kâmenaː ɡǒra]) is a mountain on the border of Serbia and Montenegro, near the town of Prijepolje. It belongs to the Dinaric mountain range. Its highest peaks are Crni vrh on the Montenegrin side, and Ravna gora on the Serbian side, with an elevation of 1496 m each.

Tourist access and facilities are centered on village of Kamena Gora on the slopes of the mountain.

As of 2013, an area of 78.07 hectares on the mountain is proposed for status of nature park in the national register of protected resources.[2] The famous "Holy pine", estimated to be 500 years old,[1] is also proposed for protection as a "botanic natural monument".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "O Kamenoj Gori » Istorijat". Kamena gora.com.
  2. ^ a b Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia: Registry of Protected Natural Resources[permanent dead link‍] (in Serbian)

See also