List of mountains in Albania


Albania is mostly mountainous, with the first alpine regions forming towards the end of the Jurassic period. During the Cenozoic era, the malformation of the Albanides accelerated, causing the subterranean landscape to take its present form. The average altitude of the country is, almost three times that of Europe. Its highest summits are situated in the Albanian Alps and the eastern mountain range, with Korab being the highest peak, at above sea level.
The country's geography is unique due to its location and varied relief, with landscapes ranging from mediterranean in the west to a more continental influence in the east and mountainous terrain in the interior and east. This combination of plains, hills and mountains has resulted in a diverse range of geographical features, extending horizontally and vertically. However, this complexity has made regionalization challenging, as different authors have used alternating criteria and methods. In the 1920s, Herbert Louis proposed a scheme that divided Albania into two large regions: Inner Albania and Coastal Albania, each with specific subdivisions. His scheme was widely used until 1964, when it was to be replaced by Pandi Geço's proposed scheme which divided the country into four physiographic regions, listed as follows: Albanian Alps, Central Mountain Region, Southern Mountain Region, Albanian Coastal Lowlands and its hills. By 1990, Geço's scheme was improved through further research and consideration of ecological concerns, recapping all regions into 67 constituent subunits.
The earliest written accounts on the mountains of Albania can be attributed to German geographer Kurt Hassert, who explored the northern region of the country in June 1897, carrying out his first expedition to Mount Cukal.
Distaptur Editions published in 1941 a mountain guidebook titled "Montagne d'Albania", authored by renowned Italian alpinist Piero Ghiglione and printed by the "Geographical Institute De Agostini of Novara". The guidebook includes a study of the rhapsodes of Albanian mountains by Nicola Lo Russo Attoma and contains 118 pages, featuring 60 black and white illustrations from photographs taken by Ghiglione.
The first post-war mountaineering expedition in Albania was organized by the Committee of Physical Culture and Sports and was held at Mount Tomorr on July 27-28, 1949. A different expedition in the same mountain took place the following year on May 21, 1950, with Minella Kapo, a delegate from the highest forum leadership of the Committee and an experienced mountaineering instructor, in attendance to witness the name-changing ceremony of the main peak from Çuka e Tomorrit to Çuka Partizani. According to mounteneering expert Aleksandër Bojaxhi, the new designation of this mountain peak and others that followed, was not decided by party officials or institutions but by sports forums and even mountaineers themselves.
Mountain database, PeakVisor, identifies 230 peaks exceeding 2,000 meters and a further 856 peaks above 1,000 meters, though such figures may be inconclusive. Moreover, many listed peak names contain grammatical errors or non-standard exonyms and are incorrectly mapped.
The peaks listed below are arranged by their massifs. Occasionally, the highest peak of the massif is listed instead, if it holds greater notability. The remaining mountains on the list are important landmarks of biodiversity, history, culture and economic impact.

Main peaks (+2,000 m)

No.ImageMountainRangeHeightProminenceIsolationMap
1KorabKorab
2JezercëBlloku Jezercë
3Grykat e HapëtaZhaborret
4Maja e PopllukësBjeshkët e Namuna
5RadohinaBjeshkët e Namuna
6Mali i HekuraveBjeshkët e Namuna
7Maja e BrijasitZhaborret
8KollataShkëlzen
Kollatë
9Maja e ShnikutBjeshkët e Namuna
10GramozMoravë
Mali i Vashës
11Maja e GavnitBjeshkët e Namuna
12GjallicaKorab
13Maja e PapingutTrebeshinë
Dhëmbel
Nemërçkë
14Maja e LangojveBjeshkët e Namuna
15Qetat e HarushësZhaborret
16Çuka e PartizanitTomorr
Kulmak
Miçan
17Maja e BoshitAccursed Mountains
18Maja e ThatëShkëlzen
Kollatë
19BogiçajBjeshkët e Namuna
20ShkëlzenShkëlzen
Kollatë
21Maja e PikëllimësKoritnik
22ValamarëPolisi
Lenie
23DeshatKorab
24TrekufiriBjeshkët e Namuna
25Maja e KakisëBjeshkët e Namuna
26OstrovicëOstrovicë
Bofnjë
27Mali i GramësKorab
28Mali i ThatëMali i Thatë
Rakicë
Llapisht
29ShebenikShebenik
Jabllanicë-Belicë
30JabllanicëShebenik
Jabllanicë-Belicë
31Mali i DejësLura Mountains
32Biga e GimajveMaranaj
Biga e Gimajve
33Maja e HarapitBjeshkët e Namuna
34Maja e PallavërcësBjeshkët e Namuna
35TrojanMalësia e Vermoshit
36KallabakPllaja e Shishtavecit
37KulmakTomorr
Kulmak
Miçan
38Mali i LunxhërisëShëndelli
Lunxhëri
Bureto
39SerakolPllaja e Shishtavecit
40Maja e GjarpritBjeshkët e Namuna
41Guri i TopitPolisi
Lenie
42GribaMalësia e Kurveleshit
43Kunora e LurësLura Mountains
44Mali i BalgjajtLura Mountains
45DhëmbelTrebeshinë
Dhëmbel
Nemërçkë
46KolesjanPllaja e Shishtavecit
47Maja e ÇikësÇikë
Lungarë
48Maja e BadaroshësMorava
49Maja e RunjësLura Mountains
50Maja e QorresÇikë
Lungarë
51Mali i LopësMartanesh

△ ''majë=peak; mal=mountain''

Main peaks (+1,000 m)

No.ImageMountainRangeHeightProminenceIsolationMap
1MunellëMalësia Pukë-Mirditë
2PashtrikMalet e Hasit
3PolisiPolisi
Lenie
4Mali i TrebeshinësTrebeshinë
Dhëmbel
Nemërçkë
5LungarëÇikë
Lungarë
6Mali i LucësFushëgropa e Delvinës
7Mali i ShpatitPolisi
Lenie
8Mali me GropaSkanderbeg Mountains
9StugarëMali i Gjerë
Stugarë
10ShëndelliShëndelli
Lunxhëri
Bureto
11Mali i GjerëMali i Gjerë
Stugarë
12Mali i BuretosShëndelli
Lunxhëri
Bureto
13VeleçikBjeshkët e Namuna
14Mali i SkënderbeutSkanderbeg Mountains
15CukalCukal
Biga e Gimajve
16Guri i MuzhaqitÇermenikë
17QelqëzMalësia e Dangëllisë
18DajtiSkanderbeg Mountains
19MiçanTomorr
Kulmak
Miçan
20MaranajMaranaj
Biga e Gimajve
21Kokojka e FrashëritMalësia e Dangëllisë
22Guri i CapitMorava
Mali i Vashës
23Rrëza e KanalitVargmalet Bregdetare Jonike
24Guri i KamjesMalësia e Gorës
25Mali i KrujësSkanderbeg Mountains
26ShpiragKodrat e Mallakastrës
27Mali i KonjakutLavan
Konjak
Galisht

△ ''majë=peak; mal=mountain''