page_title: Balkan Mountains
hierarchical_section_title: Balkan Mountains
caption_attribution_description: English: View from Ray Resthouse towards central Stara Planina, Bulgaria. The Raysko Praskalo waterfall can be seen.
context_page_description: The Balkan mountain range is an extension of the Carpathian mountain range, separated from it by the Danube River.
  The Balkan range runs 560 km from eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea.
  The highest peak on the Balkan peninsula is Musala in the Rila mountains near Sofia, with 2,925 m, closely followed by Mount Olympus in Greece and Vihren.
  The highest peaks of the Stara planina itself are in central Bulgaria. The highest peak is Botev, in the Central Balkan National Park.
context_section_description: The Balkan mountain range (Bulgarian and Serbian: Стара планина, Stara planina, "Old Mountain") is an extension of the Carpathian mountain range, separated from it by the Danube River.
  The Balkan range runs 560 km from eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea.
  The highest peak on the Balkan peninsula is Musala in the Rila mountains near Sofia (Rila range), with 2,925 m, closely followed by Mount Olympus in Greece and Vihren (Pirin range).
  The highest peaks of the Stara planina itself are in central Bulgaria. The highest peak is Botev (2,376 m), in the Central Balkan National Park (established 1991).
caption: View from Ray Resthouse towards the Central Balkan Mountains. The Raysko Praskalo waterfall is in the middle.
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