Zhaborret
| Zhaborret | |
|---|---|
Zhaborret is located in Albania  Zhaborret | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,561 m (8,402 ft) |
| Prominence | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Isolation | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Coordinates | 42°23′56″N 19°53′14″E / 42.398918°N 19.887259°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Geography | |
| Country |  Albania |
| State/Province | Northern Mountain Region |
| Municipality | Tropojë |
| Parent range | Accursed Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Triassic |
| Mountain type | massif |
| Type of rock | limestone, dolomite |
Zhaborret are a mountain subrange forming one of the highest and most rugged ridgelines in the Albanian Alps. Its peaks, arranged in a semicircular arc, commence from Maja e Peçmarës (2,468 m) in the northeast and extend westward to Maja e Boshit (2,414 m), featuring a series of distinct landforms (columns, conical pyramids, etc) interspersed by numerous glacial cirques.
This nearly 13-kilometer-long limestone wall includes some ten peaks exceeding 2,400 meters in elevation. Most striking are the formations of Qetat e Harushës (2,421 m) and the massive limestone face of Maja e Brijasit (2,557 m).
The Zhaborret ridgeline is bounded by the deep Valbona Valley to the northwest and the Curraj i Epërm Valley to the southeast. Its slopes are asymmetrical, shaped by differences in lithological composition and geological structure.
The northwestern slope, for most of its extent, takes on a trough-like form, with breaks in gradient appearing where carbonate rocks meet flysch deposits, typically at elevations of 1,300 to 1,400 meters.
Substantial colluvial and proluvial deposits have accumulated at the base of this slope, carried down from the steep carbonate cliffs above, visibly moderating the slope’s gradient. A series of glacial cirques along the ridge have also contributed to the formation of ravines, further dissecting the terrain.
In contrast, the southeastern slope descends more gently, tapering gradually toward the headwaters of the Curraj stream.
Maja e Boshit, where the ridge ends, rises in a dome-like shape and serves as a hydrographic junction for the watersheds of Shala, Valbona and Nikaj. To the northwest, the ridge is separated from the Jezerca massif by Valbona Pass (1,800 m) and to the south, it continues into the Bosh-Ershell-Toplanë ridge. To the east dominate the rugged peaks of Grykat e Hapëta (2,625 m).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Gruda, Gjovalin (1991). Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë (1.2 ed.). Tiranë: Qendra e Studimeve Gjeografike. pp. 76–77. Search this book on
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