Pass · Korçë County

Qafë Thanë

931 m3,054 ft

Connects: Urakë – Lin
Tonight: 8°CFair · Wind 4 km/h NW

Qafë Thanë is a mountain pass at 931 m in Korçë County, Albania. It links Urakë and Lin.

All facts

Saddle: 931 m
Lowest point: 595 m / 692 m

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Pass

Qafë Thanë: the climb from each side

Crossed by: SH3, SH9

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Qafë Thanë 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Qafë Thanë terrain and contours

25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Qafë Thanë elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Qafë Thanë weather

Tonight · Fair · 8°C (46°F) · Wind 4 km/h NW

Qafë Thanë forecast for about 931 m.

Tonight8°–4 km/h NW
Today8°16°3.6 mm9 km/h SE
Sun8°13°0.7 mm9 km/h N
Mon6°14°–12 km/h SW
Tue4°12°–7 km/h N
Wed3°10°–10 km/h NE
Thu4°11°–7 km/h S
Fri6°11°0.1 mm4 km/h N
Sat6°11°6.3 mm5 km/h NW
Sun4°10°1.9 mm6 km/h N

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Qafë Thanë

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Qafë Thanë, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
Hotel Odessa
0.2 km WNW · +2 more within 0.1 km
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Nearest campsite
Lin
1.8 km E · +2 more within 3.7 km
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Nearest caravan site
Camping Beach Erlin
3.1 km ESE · +2 more within 7.8 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Parking	0.0 km WNW
Parking	0.1 km WNW
Hotel OdessaParking	0.2 km WNW
LinCampsite	1.8 km E
Camping Beach ErlinCaravan site	3.1 km ESE
Camping Beach ErlinCampsite	3.2 km ESE
TreskaCampsite	3.7 km NE
Caravan site	7.3 km NNE
Camping ReiCaravan site	7.8 km SSE

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 61% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

60.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

35.0%

Steep, 30–45°

4.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.1%

Steeper than 30°: 4.6% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 722 m low point 578 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 36.6%Grassland 27.4%Water 20.7%Cropland 6.3%Shrubland 5.7%Built-up 2.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Qafë Thanë.

Summit list 4

1Maja Guri i Nies1,125 m 1.4 km S
2Maja Guri i Mustafait1,123 m 1.5 km SSW
3Maja Shëtendës1,065 m 2.8 km SSW
4Maja Çeçkës1,071 m 3.5 km S

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 292 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Pale-shouldered Cloud33
Dasycorsa modesta16
Tessellated Water Snake14
Balkan Green Lizard13
Red Chestnut12
Black-tailed Skimmer10

Where it sits

Where Qafë Thanë sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Osum Canyon73 km SSW

Downloads

Qafë Thanë downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGQafë Thanë satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-07.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-07)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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Qafë Thanë

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

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