Вихрен

Photo: Спасимир · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mountain description

The highest peak of the Pirin range and the third highest in the Balkans, a marble summit above Bansko.

Key facts

Vihren (2,914 m) is in Blagoevgrad, in the Pirin.

Region
Blagoevgrad
Mountain range
Pirin
Prominence
1,783 m
Nearest higher peak
Musala · 2,926 m, 48 km
Nearest hut
Kazana Shelter · 2,445 m, 0.9 km
Parking
1.7 km
Nearest village
Bansko · 10 km

Mountain location

Trails to the summit