Golyam Perelik
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| Golyam Perelik | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,191 metres |
| Location | Smolyan Province, Bulgaria |
| Range | Rhodope Mountains |
| Prominence | 1,800 m |
| Coordinates | 41°36′04″N 24°34′27″E / 41.60111°N 24.57417°E |
Golyam Perelik (Bulgarian: Голям Перелик) is the highest peak in the Rhodope Mountains. It is situated at 19 km to the west of Smolyan. It makes the Rhodopes the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain after Rila, Pirin, Stara Planina, Vitosha, Osogovo and Slavyanka.
Golyam Perelik is easily accessible but currently it cannot be climbed because there is a unit of the Bulgarian Army stationed in the surrounding of the peak.
[edit] Honour
Perelik Point on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands is named after Golyam Perelik.
