Maja Harapit ( sq, Maja e Harapit, or ''Maja e Arapit'') is a mountain in the

Accursed Mountains The Accursed Mountains ( sq, Bjeshkët e Nemuna; sh-Cyrl-Latn, Проклетије, Prokletije, ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps ( sq, Alpet Shqiptare), are a mountain group in the western part of the B ...

range in the north of

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the ...

. The mountain is high, with an high south wall the northwestern edge of a large basin, where it dominates as a prominent rock formation, the conclusion of the Shala Valley and is one of the landmarks of

Theth Theth ( sq, Thethi) is a small village within Shkodër County, Albania. Following the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër, and has been declared a Protected Historic Center by the Albanian Government. The commu ...

Valley. The mountain is on the edge of the ''National Parks Theth''. The mountain is located near the mountain pass of ''Qafa e Pejës'' () north of Theth between the mountains of the ''Bjeshkët e Nemuna'' in the West - completed by the

Maja Radohimës Radohima ( sq, Maja e Radohimës) is a mountain within the Albanian Alps in northern Albania. Radohima rises between the Shala and Cem Valley. The massif of the Radohima has several other peaks with Maja e Radohimës at being the highest peak ...

() - and the

Maja Jezercë Jezerca Peak ( sq, Maja Jezercë) is the highest peak in the Dinaric Alps, the fifth highest in Albania and the sixth highest in the Balkans, standing at above sea level. It is the 28th most prominent mountain peak in Europe, and is regarded ...

massif in the east. While the steep south wall of the Shala Valley which is part of the mountain is actually based on a broad saddle between the two great massifs, the height of steeply to a rocky point jutting which it juts from. The tip and the surrounding saddle is made of rugged rock, of sinkholes and caves penetrating karst formations. Albania's longest horizontal cave is located beneath the south wall. Bulgarian researchers have explored its length at . The depth of the cave is . Within the cave, 15 species have been discovered.

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One day hike around Harapit

Geoquest Albanien-Kletterexpedition 2010

International Caving Expedition Maja Arapit 2009
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