Mancho () is a summit in the eastern part of the
Rila Mountain
Rila (, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula, and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an elevation of 2,925 m whi ...
in southwestern
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
reaching height of 2,771 m.
It rises northeast of
Marishki Chal
Marishki Chal () is a summit in the eastern part of the Rila, Rila mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria reaching height of 2,765 m. It is located in Rila National Park. The summit is built up of granite.
Geography
Marishki Chal connect ...
(2,765 m). Mancho is a granite bifurcated peak, with the higher section located to the southwest and the lower one to the northeast. Its western, northern and eastern slopes are steep and difficult to access. The northwestern slope forms the walls of the Maritsa cirque which contains the
Marichini Lakes
Marichini Lakes () are a group of four glacial lakes situated in the eastern part of Rila mountain range of southwestern Bulgaria at an altitude between 2,301 m and 2,508 m. They are situated in the Marichin cirque between the summits o ...
.
On its slopes grows the endangered plant ''
Taraxacum bithynicum''.
Citations
References
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* {{cite book , ref={{harvid, Great Encyclopedia Bulgaria, 2012
, title = Географски речник на България, том 5
, trans-title = Great Encyclopedia Bulgaria, Vol. 5
, last1 = Научноинформационен център „Българска енциклопедия“ (Scientific-Information Center "Bulgarian Encyclopedia")
, first1 =
, chapter =
, year = 2012
, language = Bulgarian
, publisher = Книгоиздателска къща „Труд“ (Trud Publishing House)
, location = София (Sofia)
, isbn = 9789548104272
Mountains of Rila
Landforms of Sofia Province
Two-thousanders of Bulgaria