Stogovo Mountain

Mount Stogovo is located between the valley of Crn Drim in the west and Sateska in the east. To the north and east, Stogovo connects with the Bistra mountain, and to the south through the Babin Srt peak (2240 ​​meters above sea level) it connects with the Karaorman mountain. In the north it is bounded by Mala Reka, Garska Reka, Jamska Reka and the Jama pass, and in the south through Karaorman it reaches the Ohrid-Struka valley. To the west and southwest, the slopes of Stogovo enclose the Debarsko field and the valley of the river Crn Drim, i.e. the areas of Drimkol and Malesia, while to the east and southeast it encloses the Kichevska Kotlina and the northern part of the Debrca area. It stretches in a northwest-southeast direction. The mountain is a young chain with sharp ridges and belongs to the Shar mountain system. The ridge is clearly defined along its entire length, in some places it is rounded, and in some places it is sharp and poorly divided. The mountain side facing the north descends slightly from the beginning, and then falls steeply towards the valley of the Mala Reka and its tributaries Garska and Jamska Reka. The highest peaks are Golem Rid – 2273 meters above sea level, Babin Srt – 2241 m.a.s.l., Stogovo – 2218 m.a.s.l., Kanesh – 2216 m.a.s.l. and there are 7 other peaks higher than 2000 meters.

Stogovo is a young chain mountain that was formed during the Alpine orogeny. The geological composition includes phylloids, green slates, carbonates, claystones, hornblende, etc. During the Pleistocene, the Stogovo mountain was affected by glaciation and today there is a glacial (glacial) relief such as cirques, waves and moraines. There are three glacial lakes in the cirques: Upper and Lower Lakes and Lake Marusha. The representation of the flora is “by floors”, that is, deciduous beech and oak forests are represented at the foot, towards the top they are replaced by pine evergreen forests, and the rocky peaks themselves are surrounded by tall grass pastures known under the name “alpine pastures”. There are numerous pastures and pastures on the flattened ridge of the mountain called Golema and Mala Megdanica, which is surrounded by the peaks of Golem Rid to the west, Babin Srt to the south and Stogovo to the east. In 2012, lynx individuals were found on the eastern slopes of Stogovo in Kichevsko on two occasions, as part of the research on lynxes in Macedonia.

Source: Wikipedia