Sinjajevina is a mountain in northern Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

. The highest point of Bjelasica is Babiji Zub, which is 2277 m (7,470 ft) high.

Features

Sinjajevina Mountain stretches from SE to NW, between town of Kolašin

Kolašin

Kolašin , is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 2,989 .Kolašin is the centre of the municipality and unofficial centre of Morača region, named after Morača River....

 and village of Njegovuđa

Njegovuđa

Njegovuđa is a village in Montenegro. According to the 2003 census, the town has a population of 227 people.-Demographics:Population of Njegovuđa:*1948 - 67*1953 - 146*1961 - 210*1971 - 299*1981 - 264*1991 - 288*2003 - 227Ethnicity in 2003...

, near Žabljak

Žabljak

Žabljak is a small town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 1,937.Žabljak is the seat of the municipality...

. The massif is 40 km long and 15 km wide.

Geologically, its composition is cretaceous

Cretaceous

The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...

 limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

. The high mountain plain averages 1600 m (5,249 ft) in height, with only a few peaks of higher elevation.

Peaks

The highest peaks of Mt Sinjajevina are:

• Babji Zub 2277 m (7,470 ft)
• Jablanov Vrh 2203 m (7,228 ft)
• Gradiste 2174 m (7,133 ft)
• Sto 2172 m (7,126 ft)
• Savina greda 2101 m (6,893 ft)
• Veliki Pecarac 2042 m (6,699 ft)
• Veliki Starac 2022 m (6,634 ft)
• Babin vrh 2013 m (6,604 ft)
• Sto 1959 m (6,427 ft)
• Korman 1923 m (6,309 ft)
• Mali Starac 1921 m (6,302 ft)

Lakes

Mt Sinjajevina is home to two lakes, both in a process of natural extinction:

• Zabojsko Lake
• Zminičko Lake

External links

• SummitPost: Sinjajevina