The mountains of Kosovo mainly consist of the Accursed Mountains in the west, the Šar Mountains in the south and the Kopaonik Mountains in the northeast. The Accursed Mountains and the Šar Mountains both are home to the highest peaks in Kosovo rising well over , while Kopaonik mountains raise to a maximum of .
The mountains have some special landscapes like the Rugova Canyon and the Kaçanik Gorge. There are alpine and glacial lakes located in most of the mountains.
List of highest peaks in Kosovo Rank PeakImage Mountain Height1 Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Madhe' - south peak of double-summit Šar Mountains Great Rudoka (Maja e Njeriut), 2658m, www.summitpost.org2 Rudoka - north peak of double summit Šar Mountains 3 Gjeravica Accursed Mountains 4 Bistra – east summit Šar Mountains 5 Bistra – west summit Šar Mountains 6 Rudoka - 'Rudoka e Vogël' - unnamed summit on ridge Šar Mountains 7 Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge Hurricane XLT3 Mountains 8 Rudoka - unnamed summit on ridge Šar Mountains 9 Gjini Beg Šar Mountains 10 Lake Peak / Jezerski / Maja e Liqenit Šar Mountains 11 Trpeznica / Trpeznica / Tërepeznicë Šar Mountains 12 Maja e Zezë Šar Mountains 13 Big Vraca / Vracë e Madhe Šar Mountains 14KonjushkaŠar Mountains15 Unnamed peak north-west of Gjeravica Accursed Mountains 16 Isa Aga / Vrtop Šar Mountains 17 Gusani Accursed Mountains 18 Black Peak / Crni Kamen / Maja e Gurit Šar Mountains 19 Marijash Accursed Mountains 20 Kobilica / Kobilicë Šar Mountains 21 Piribeg Šar Mountains 22 Guri i Kuq Accursed Mountains 23Maja e RopësAccursed Mountains24LubotenŠar Mountains25Maja LivadhŠar Mountains26Maja e BegutŠar Mountains27ZallinaŠar Mountains28Small VracaŠar Mountains29Guri i ÇarëŠar Mountains30KopranikAccursed Mountains31Maja e BardhëAccursed Mountains32KleçŠar Mountains33Veternik MountainAccursed Mountains34Kara NikollaŠar Mountains35Hajla / Hajlë Accursed Mountains36Maja e Pikëllimës Koritnik37RusoliaAccursed Mountains38Mali i ZhlebitAccursed Mountains39StrellcAccursed Mountains40TrekufiriAccursed Mountains41Mali i Zhlebit / Žljeb Accursed Mountains42TumbaŠar Mountains43Leqinat / LićenatAccursed Mountains44BardhalevëŠar Mountains45Rrasa e Zogut Junik Mountains46MramorŠar Mountains47Hajla e VëranocitAccursed Mountains48QulaŠar Mountains49OshlakŠar Mountains50Kačina glava / Kaçina GlavaŠar Mountains51Deçan Mountain / Mali i DeçanitAccursed Mountains52Gemitash / GemitašŠar Mountains53Ovčinec / OvshinecŠar Mountains54KallabakŠar Mountains55Pogled**Accursed Mountains56BelegAccursed Mountains57DramadolAccursed Mountains58Crnkamenska Kula / Kulla e Gurit të ZiŠar Mountains59Pashallore / PašalorŠar Mountains60Ksulja e Priftit / ŠerupaŠar Mountains61Crn Kamen / Guri i ZiŠar Mountains62Kruševačka Planina / Mali KrushvaçësŠar Mountains63Murgë / MurgaŠar Mountains64Pančić's PeakKopaonik65Maja e Vjelakut / VolujakAccursed Mountains66Hajla e ShkrelitAccursed Mountains67Lisičji Kamen / Guri i LisiçjitŠar Mountains
List of other mountain peaks in Kosovo that have a significant altitude MountainHighest peak(s)Elevation (m)CoordinatesNearest townCarralevaGaramele 1160 ShtimeGradina (peak) 1055 MalishevaGollakGollak-Lisica1186 PristinaGoleshGoleshKaradak MountainsKopilaqa1492VitiaMaja e LiqenitOstrvica2092 PrizrenKaradino 1656 ŠtrpceBukova Glava (peak) 1677 Suva RekaStudenica, Kosovo (peak) 1723 Suva RekaKopaonikBajraku/Maja e Mprehtë 1789 MitrovicaŠatorica 1750 LeposavićKoritnikKoritnik 2393 PrizrenKoznicaGerbesh1230 PristinaMokra goraNovi Vrh (peak) 1806 PejaRuica 1814 PejaNerodimka MountainKurkulica 1549 FerizajPashtrik 1986 PrizrenAccursed MountainsGjeravica 2656 PejaGuri i Kuq 2522 PejaŠar MountainsIsa Aga 2555 PrizrenPeskovi 2651 PrizrenCrni Vrh 2585 PrizrenLuboten2498 FerizajStrellc 2377 PejaKoprivnik 2461 PejaŽar MountainPljoš 1694 Suva Reka
Border peaks Here are some of the less significant peaks, but that define the border of Kosovo and are thus interesting.
North East on the border to Serbia : Babina Stena Lipovicë Grab (peak) Veliki Bukovik Baljevac (mountain)/Valjevac Obrž Srednji Breg Milanov Vrh next to Pančićev vrh
Following the Tip on the left side : Vojetin/Vogetin Vrletnica Strana (peak) Čukara Veliki Deo
See also Geography of Kosovo List of lakes in Kosovo
References
Mountains list in Serbian. (Adopted with author's permission. Used for coordinates only.) Greater Geographical Atlas of Yugoslavia, University Press "Liber", Zagreb, 1987. USAID/BHR/OFDA "Humanitarian Response Planning Map: Kosovo 1998", Scale 1:225.000, 18 November 1998, 2nd edition