Botev Peak

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Botev Peak (връх Ботев)
Elevation	2,367 metres (7,766 ft)
Location	Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
Range	Balkan Mountains
Coordinates	42°43′N 24°56′E / 42.717, 24.933Coordinates: 42°43′N 24°56′E / 42.717, 24.933
Easiest route	a two and a half hour climb from Ray Resthouse (1,560 m) at the south foot

Botev Peak (Bulgarian: Връх Ботев, Vrah Botev) is, at 2,376 m above sea level, the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains It is located close to the geographic centre of the country, and is part of the Central Balkan National Park.

Until 1950, when it was renamed in honour of Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev, the peak was called Yumrukchal (Юмрукчал, from Ottoman Turkish Yumrukçal, 'a fist-like peak').

A weather station and a radio tower (opened on 10 July 1966) that covers 65% of the country are located on Botev Peak. The average temperature is -8.9 °C in January and 7.9 °C in July.

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