Irechek map

Irechek

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2 852 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

51 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 1 101 m

About

Irechek (Bulgarian: Иречек) is a summit in the eastern part of the Rila Mountain in southwestern Bulgaria. Its altitude is 2,852 m, making it the third highest peak in Rila after Musala (2,925 m) and Malka Musala (2,902 m). It is situated in the vicinity of the summits of Musala and Deno (2,790 m) in the eastern part of the Musala Cirque which contains the Musala Lakes. It is named after the Czech historian Konstantin Jireček, who researched extensively Bulgarian history and following the reestablishment of the Bulgarian state in 1878 was employed by the Bulgarian government.

There's a hiking trail (T2) leading to the summit.

The nearest mountain hut is Ledenoto Ezero located 283m/930ft WSW of the summit.

By elevation Irechek is

# 3 out of 100 in National park Rila
# 3 out of 536 in Sofia
# 8 out of 4517 in Bulgaria
# 3 out of 36 in Central Rila Reserve
# 8 out of 3579 in the Bulgarian Ranges

By prominence Irechek is

# 71 out of 100 in National park Rila
# 28 out of 36 in Central Rila Reserve