Shkëlzen
Mountain in Albania
title: "Shkëlzen" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-albania", "two-thousanders-of-albania", "accursed-mountains"] description: "Mountain in Albania" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-albania" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shkëlzen" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in Albania ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Shkëlzen |
| photo | Maja e Ujezes dhe Mali Shkelzen.jpg |
| photo_caption | Shkëlzen Mountain and Ujëzes Peak |
| map | Albania |
| elevation | 2405 m |
| prominence | 384 m |
| isolation | 6.9 km |
| coordinates | |
| country | |
| region | Northern Mountain Region |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| settlement | Tropojë |
| range | Accursed Mountains |
| age | Mesozoic |
| type | mountain |
| geology | limestone, dolomite, flysch |
| :: |
| name = Shkëlzen | other_name = | photo = Maja e Ujezes dhe Mali Shkelzen.jpg | photo_size = | photo_caption = Shkëlzen Mountain and Ujëzes Peak | map = Albania | highest = | elevation = 2405 m | prominence = 384 m | parent_peak = | isolation = 6.9 km | coordinates = | length = | width = | area = | volume = | etymology = | nickname = | translation = | location = | country = | region = Northern Mountain Region | settlement_type = Municipality | settlement = Tropojë | range = Accursed Mountains | borders_on = | formed_by = | age = Mesozoic | type = mountain | geology = limestone, dolomite, flysch | first_ascent = | normal_route = Shkëlzen ( 'Shkëlzeni') is a mountain situated in the Albanian Alps, bounded by the Tropojë river valley to the northeast, the Gashi river valley to the southwest, and the Tropojë basin to the southeast. Its highest of the two peaks, Maja e Shkëlzenit, reaches a height of 2405 m.
Geology
Composed primarily of Mesozoic limestone and dolomite, the mountain has an anticlinal structure, with a band of flysch emerging in the north and south. It forms a sharp ridge between the northeastern peak (Shkëlzen) and the southwestern peak of Radesha 2314 m, marked by steep slopes that descend sharply into the valleys. Two glacial troughs divide the mountain's summit, and both peaks show distinctive pyramid-like shapes with sharp edges. Vegetation is scarce, with shrubs and pines found on its slopes.
References
References
- (1991). "Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë". Qendra e Studimeve Gjeografike.
- (1985). "Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar". Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH.
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