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The Vihren ( Bulgarian Вихрен ), located in the Pirin National Park, is the highest mountain of the Pirin Mountains and forms its northern flank. Characteristic are the white rock of the mountain and the more rugged ridges compared to Rila.

The summit is to hike without difficulty, at least in snow freedom. Nearest place is Bansko, about 15 kilometers away. Mountaineer's interesting is the 400 -meter-high north face of the summit. Your first ascent is the German mountaineers F. Auer and B. Mozel succeeded in 1934. The routes of the wall are similar in character from Rocky the alpine routes in the Dolomites.

• Mountain in Europe
• Mountain in Bulgaria
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• Oblast Blagoevgrad
• 100 national tourist objects