Shkëlzen

Shkëlzen (def. 'Shkëlzeni') is a mountain situated in the Albanian Alps, bounded by the Tropojë river valley to the northeast, the Gashi river valley to the southwest, and the Tropojë basin to the southeast. Its highest of the two peaks, Maja e Shkëlzenit, reaches a height of 2,405 m (7,890 ft).^[1]

Shkëlzen
View of Shkëlzen with Valbona River flowing through the nearby village
Highest point
Elevation	2,405 m (7,890 ft)
Prominence	384 m (1,260 ft)
Isolation	6.9 km (4.3 mi)
Coordinates	42°25′37″N 19°43′32″E
Geography
Shkëlzen
Country	Albania
Region	Northern Mountain Region
Municipality	Tropojë
Parent range	Accursed Mountains
Geology
Rock age	Mesozoic
Mountain type	mountain
Rock type(s)	limestone, dolomite, flysch

Geology

Composed primarily of Mesozoic limestone and dolomite, the mountain has an anticlinal structure, with a band of flysch emerging in the north and south. It forms a sharp ridge between the northeastern peak (Shkëlzen) and the southwestern peak of Radesha 2,314 m (7,592 ft), marked by steep slopes that descend sharply into the valleys. Two glacial troughs divide the mountain's summit, and both peaks show distinctive pyramid-like shapes with sharp edges.

Vegetation is scarce, with shrubs and pines found on its slopes.^[2]

See also

• List of mountains in Albania