Ushite

Ushite (Ушите)

Highest point
Elevation| 1,978 m (6,490 ft)
Coordinates| 41°30′38″N 23°38′39″E﻿ / ﻿41.51044°N 23.64408°E﻿ / 41.51044; 23.64408
Geography
Location| Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
Parent range| Pirin Mountains

Ushite (Bulgarian: Ушите [oˈʃitɛ]) is a 1,978 m peak in the Pirin mountain range, south-western Bulgaria, making it the highest summit in South Pirin.[1] It is situated on the main mountain ridge between the peaks of Sveshtnik (1,975 m) and Mutorok (1,971 m). Ushite is covered with forests. In Bulgarian its name means "the ears" and the etymology is linked with the presence of several rock piles on the summit likened to ears.[2]

Most sources have traditionally referred to Sveshtnik as the highest summit in the southern division of Pirin.[3]

## Citations

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1. ^ According to the Official Topographic Map of 1989, scale 1:25 000
2. ^ Dautov 2008, p. 129
3. ^ Dushkov 1972, p. 151

## References

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* Душков (Dautov), Добри (Nikolay) (2008). Пирин. Туристически речник [Pirin. Dictionary and Guide] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
* Душков (Dushkov), Добри (Dobri) (1972). Пирин. Туристически речник [Pirin. Tourist Dictionary] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).