Ruen (mountain)

Ruen
Ruen seen from the Bulgarian side of Osogovo
Highest point
Elevation2,251 m (7,385 ft)
Coordinates42°9′28.73″N 22°30′58.76″E / 42.1579806°N 22.5163222°E / 42.1579806; 22.5163222
Geography
Ruen is located in Bulgaria
Ruen
Ruen
Ruen in Bulgaria on the border with North Macedonia
LocationKyustendil Province, Bulgaria
North Macedonia
Parent rangeOsogovo

Ruen (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Руен [ˈru.ɛn]) is the highest peak of the Osogovo range, standing at 2,252 m.[1] The peak is situated on the border between Bulgaria (Kyustendil Province) and North Macedonia (Makedonska Kamenica Municipality). It is formed by granite and metamorphic schists and is covered with Alpine meadow grasslands.[1]

Ruen is included in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria under No. 27.[2] The main starting points for climbing are Osogovo hut, Three Beeches hotel and the village of Gyueshevo.[2]

Two right tributaries of the river Struma spring from the Bulgarian side of Ruen — the Sovolyanska Bistritsa at 1.2 km southeast of the summit[3] and the Eleshnitsa at 400 m southwest of it.[4]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 417
  2. ^ a b "Ruen Peak". Official Site of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, pp. 48–49
  4. ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, pp. 198–199

References

  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
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  • "27. Ruen Peak". Official Site of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  • "Ruen Peak". Official Tourism Portal of Bulgaria. Retrieved 24 June 2015.