Koritnik

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title: "Koritnik" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-albania", "mountains-of-kosovo", "international-mountains-of-europe", "albania–kosovo-border", "geography-of-kukës-county", "two-thousanders-of-albania", "two-thousanders-of-kosovo", "protected-areas-of-dibër-county", "korab"] description: "Mountain in Albania and Kosovo" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koritnik" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Albania and Kosovo ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]

Field	Value
name	Koritnik
photo	Koritnik_from_Pashtrik.jpg
photo_caption	Mount Koritnik on the left from Pashtrik
elevation_m	2396
elevation_ref
map	Albania#Kosovo
map_caption	Location on the border of Albania and Kosovo
map_size	250
listing	Ultra
location	Kukës, Albania
Prizren, Kosovo
range	Korab Mountains
label_position	right
coordinates
age	Triassic
type	Limestone
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| name = Koritnik | photo = Koritnik_from_Pashtrik.jpg | photo_caption = Mount Koritnik on the left from Pashtrik | photo_width = | elevation_m = 2396 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | map = Albania#Kosovo | map_caption = Location on the border of Albania and Kosovo | map_size = 250 | listing = Ultra | location = Kukës, Albania Prizren, Kosovo | range = Korab Mountains | label_position = right | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | age = Triassic | type = Limestone | first_ascent = | easiest_route =

Koritnik (Koritniku) is a wooded, limestone mountain, located in northeastern Albania and southwest Kosovo between the cities of Kukës and Prizren. The mountain is entirely surrounded by branches of the White Drin river. The highest point of Koritnik massif, Maja e Pikëllimës reaches an elevation of 2393 m above the Adriatic. Gryka e Vanavës () separates the mountain from Gjallica. The gorge is 3.5 km long, 30 m wide, and about 300 m deep.

The massif falls within the Balkan mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome. The slopes of the mountain meadows are mostly covered with coniferous forests. The high pastures of the Koritnik mountain help sustain a population of around 60 chamois.

Koritnik is also part of the Korab-Koritnik Nature Park, forming the European Green Belt. It has been recognized as an Important Plant Area of international importance by Plantlife.

| image1 = Close to Koritnik peak 2395 m.jpg | align = center | image2 = Pamje Horizonti.jpg | image3 = Koretnik.jpg | total_width = 840 | width = | caption1 = | header = Gallery

References

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3. (31 December 1970). "Kosovo: Sehenswürdigkeiten und Schönheiten". Uros Maksimovic.
4. (8 June 2004). "Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: Part I: Europe". Elsevier.
5. "Kanioni i Vanave".
6. "Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region".

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