Radohina

Radohina is a massif situated in the Albanian Alps, within the boundaries of Shkodër municipality. Its main peak, Maja e Radohinës, reaches a height of 2,568 m (8,425 ft).[1]

Radohina
Maja "Shkurte Pal Vata"
View of Radohina from Theth
Highest point
Elevation2,568 m (8,425 ft)
Prominence856 m (2,808 ft)
Isolation6.2 km (3.9 mi)
Coordinates42°25′37″N 19°43′32″E
Geography
Radohina is located in Albania
Radohina
Radohina
Country Albania
RegionNorthern Mountain Region
MunicipalityShkodër
Parent rangeAccursed Mountains
Geology
Age of rockMesozoic
Mountain typemassif
Type of rocklimestone, dolomite

Geology

Radohina lies between the valleys of Theth in the southeast and Cemi i Vuklit in the northwest. A dome-shaped mountain mass composed entirely of Mesozoic limestone and dolomite, it features steep slopes that drop into the Bogë meadow and Theth pits, with the glacial cirques of Kllogjen and Radohina pits surrounding it in the northeast and southwest. Two other peaks rise on both sides of the mountain, Vishnje 2,517 m (8,258 ft) in the northeast and Maja e Thatë 2,541 m (8,337 ft) in the southwest. Like many other massifs in the Albanian Alps, Radohina is mostly devoid of vegetation.[2]

See also

References
  1. Kabo, Mevlan (1991). Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë (1.2 ed.). Tiranë: Qendra e Studimeve Gjeografike. p. 592.
  2. Buda, Aleks (1985). Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. p. 1248.
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