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Maja e Jezercës

Elevation
2,694 m
#5,410
in the world
#2
in Albania
2,036 m
prominence

Maja e Jezercës is a mountain in Albania, rising to 2,694 m, the 2nd highest we list in Albania, part of the Accursed Mountains.

Isolation
94 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#1 in the range
Nearest town
41 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Maja e Jezercës

Maja e Jezercës lies in Albania, in Shkoder County.

Key facts

Elevation
2,694 m (8,839 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,036 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Shkoder County
Coordinates
42.440, 19.810

How it ranks

Among peaks in Albania
#2of 65
LargestSmallest
In the Accursed Mountains
#1of 12
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,410of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Maja e Harapit2,218 m0.2 km
Mali Kokërhanes2,482 m1.2 km
Mali Popluqës2,564 m1.4 km
Maja e Rragamit2,415 m2.1 km
Maja e Roshit2,524 m5.5 km
Maja e Radohimës2,568 m7.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Maja e Jezercës.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
DeçanKosovo50,50041 km
PodgoricaMontenegro236,85245 km
PejëKosovo48,96246 km
ShkodërAlbania95,55348 km
GjakovëKosovo94,15852 km

About this mountain

At 2,694 m, Maja e Jezercës stands higher than all nearby peaks within 2.1 km, including Mali Popluqës at 2,564 m and Mali Kokërhanes at 2,482 m. The second-highest listed summit in Albania, it has a topographic prominence of 2,036 m above the lowest connecting saddle to higher ground and lies 94 km from the nearest higher terrain. It is located in the Accursed Mountains in Shkoder County.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Golem Korab2,764 m
2Maja e Jezercës2,694 m
3Maja e Radohimës2,568 m
4Mali Popluqës2,564 m
5Maja e Hekuravës2,561 m
6Gusan2,540 m
7Crna Čuka2,540 m
8Maja e Kollatës2,534 m
9Maja e Roshit2,524 m
10Mali Korab2,524 m

Common questions

How tall is Maja e Jezercës?
Maja e Jezercës rises to 2,694 m (8,839 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Maja e Jezercës?
Maja e Jezercës is in Albania, in Shkoder County.
Where does Maja e Jezercës rank?
It is the 2nd highest of the 65 peaks we list in Albania, and #5,410 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Maja e Jezercës?
Deçan, Kosovo, about 41 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.