Kamena Gora (mountain)

Kamena Gora

500-year old pine tree on the mountain
Elevation 1,496 m (4,908 ft)[1]
Location
Kamena Gora

Location in Serbia, on the border with Montenegro

Location Serbia / Montenegro
Range Dinaric Alps
Coordinates 43°18′12″N 19°32′27″E / 43.30333°N 19.54083°ECoordinates: 43°18′12″N 19°32′27″E / 43.30333°N 19.54083°E

Kamena Gora (Serbian: Камена гора, pronounced [kâmenaː ɡǒra]) is a mountain on the border of Serbia and Montenegro, near the town of Prijepolje. It belongs to the Dinaric mountain range. Its highest peaks are Crni vrh on Montenegrin side, and Ravna gora on Serbian side, with an elevation of 1496 m each.

Tourist access and facilities are centered on village of Kamena Gora on the slopes of the mountain.

As of 2013, an area of 78.07 hectares on the mountain is proposed for status of nature park in the national register of protected resources.[2] Famous tree called "Holy pine", estimated to be 500-year old,[1] is also proposed for protection as a "botanic natural monument".[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "O Kamenoj Gori » Istorijat". Kamena gora.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia: Registry of Protected Natural Resources (Serbian)

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