Jakupica

Jakupica (Macedonian: Јакупица , Albanian: Jakupicë) or Mokra[2] (Macedonian: Мокра, Albanian: Mokër) is a mountain range in the central part of North Macedonia. Its highest peak is Solunska Glava 2,540 m (8,333 ft). Other significant peaks are: Karadžica (Albanian: Karaxhicë, 2,473 m), Popovo Brdo (2,380 m), Ostar Breg (2,365 m), Ubava (Albanian: Ubavë, 2,353 m), Ostar Vrv (2,275 m), and Dautica (2,178 m).

Jakupica
Jakupicë
Solunska Glava
Jakupica mountain with its peak Solunska Glava in the center
Highest point
Elevation2,540 m (8,330 ft) [1]
Prominence1,666 m (5,466 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates41°42′15″N 21°24′19″E 
Geography
Solunska Glava
Parent rangeJakupica
Climbing
Easiest routeEasy hike, but the very summit (approx. last 30 meters) is closed by military.

The relief is criss-crossed by numerous clear and fast mountain rivers. Large areas are covered with beech, oak, and conifer forests. There are also obvious traces of the primeval glaciation from the diluvial period. A number of institutions have been recommending the promotion of this area (and the one of the Šar Mountains) into a national park.

This mountain range can be easily approached from the capital Skopje, or from the town of Veles and many villages in the area.

On clear days, from the peak Solunska Glava, one could even see the city of Thessaloniki, in Greece.

  • Landscape of Jakupica, Solunska Glava at far right
  • Dautica mountain
  • Karadžica mountain and Patiška Reka village
  • Jakupica mountain range, as seen from Dolno Sonje, North Macedonia, with the highest peak Solunska Glava in the middle

See also

References
  1. http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/europf.html#glava
  2. Bulletin Scientifique: Sciences humaines. Le Conseil. 1969. p. 215. Retrieved 6 April 2013. massif of Mokra Planina (Jakupica)
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