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Shipka (peak)

1,329 m4,360 ft

Prominence: 139 m455 ft
Isolation: 2.0 km
Tonight: 2°CClear · Wind 6 km/h N

Shipka (peak) is a 1,329 m (4,360 ft) summit in the Balkan Mountains, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

All facts

Elevation: 1,329 m · 4,360 ft
Nearest higher peak: Hadzhi Dimitar Peak (1,441 m)
Range: Balkan Mountains
Region: Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42.7479° N, 25.3221° E

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3D map

Shipka (peak) 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Shipka (peak) 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 summit

Shipka (peak) elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Shipka (peak) weather

Tonight · Clear · 2°C (36°F) · Wind 6 km/h N

Shipka (peak) forecast for the summit, about 1,329 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 610 m.

Tonight2°–6 km/h NBase 6°
Today2°12°–8 km/h SWBase 6 / 16°
Sun3°11°–9 km/h SBase 7 / 15°
Mon0°13°1.3 mm18 km/h NBase 5 / 17°
Tue-1°5°0.1 mm16 km/h NBase 4 / 9°
Wed0°4°2.8 mm17 km/h NBase 5 / 9°
Thu2°4°10.3 mm11 km/h NWBase 7 / 8°
Fri3°7°1.9 mm6 km/h NBase 7 / 11°
Sat3°5°4.3 mm4 km/h NBase 8 / 10°
Sun1°6°4.3 mm7 km/h NBase 6 / 10°

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, 23:19 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

16.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

63.1%

Steep, 30–45°

20.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 20.1% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 743 m low point 610 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 97.7%Grassland 2.1%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Shipka (peak) summit.

Summit list 3

1Голямата могила1,163 m 1.1 km S
2Малък Търсовец1,355 m 2.1 km ESE
3Кокошката1,192 m 2.3 km ENE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 72 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Elder-flowered Orchid7
Cowslip4
European Comma4
Queen of Spain Fritillary4
Morimus funereus3
Spring gentian3

Where it sits

Where Shipka (peak) sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

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Print & wall

JPGShipka (peak) satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-11.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,327 m at the summit; the official height is 1,329 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,329 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,327 m	-2 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,320 m	-9 m

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 2026-09-11)
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
Accuracy comparison, 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)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · Wikipedia