Skanderbeg Mountains

Not to be confused with Mali i Skënderbeut, a mountain that is part of this range.

Skanderbeg Mountains (Albanian: Vargmalet e Skënderbeut), also known as Vargmalet Perëndimore, are a prominent mountain range situated in the northwestern section of the Central Mountain Region of Albania. The range stretches approximately 100 km (62 mi), making it the longest in the country. It extends from the Gjadër river valley in the northwest to the Shkumbin river valley in the southeast; and from the trough of Mat in the east, to the plains between Lezhë, Tirana and Lower Shkodër in the west.^[1]

Skanderbeg Mountains
Vargmalet Perëndimore
View of Mali i Velës from the highlands of Mirditë
Highest point
Elevation	1,974 m (6,476 ft)
Coordinates	41°32′28″N 19°52′47″E
Dimensions
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Geography
Skanderbeg Mountains
Country	Albania
Region	Central Mountain Region
Geology
Rock age(s)	Triassic, Jurassic, Ordovician, Cretaceous, Paleogene
Mountain type	mountain range
Rock type(s)	limestone, flysch

The eastern side of the range is composed primarily of limestone from the Triassic-Jurassic periods, separated into distinct blocks, while the western side is composed of limestone from the Ordovician and the Cretaceous-Paleogene periods, forming belts amid the Paleogene flysch. Ultrabasic rocks are also present, and the older flysch appears in the form of surface bands on the eastern side of the range.^[2]

See also

• List of mountains in Albania