Skanderbeg Mountains
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| Skanderbeg Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Vargmalet Perëndimore | |
 View of Mali i Velës from the highlands of Mirditë | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,974 m (6,476 ft) |
| Coordinates | 41°32′28″N 19°52′47″E / 41.541079°N 19.879821°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Geography | |
  Skanderbeg Mountains | |
| Country |  Albania |
| Region | Central Mountain Region |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Triassic, Jurassic, Ordovician, Cretaceous, Paleogene |
| Mountain type | mountain range |
| Type of rock | limestone, flysch |
Skanderbeg Mountains (Albanian: Vargmalet e Skënderbeut), also known as Vargmalet Perëndimore, are a prominent mountain range situated in the northwestern section of the Central Mountain Region of Albania. The range stretches approximately 100 km (62 mi), making it the longest in the country. It extends from the Gjadër river valley in the northwest to the Shkumbin river valley in the southeast; and from the trough of Mat in the east, to the plains between Lezhë, Tirana and Lower Shkodër in the west.[1]
The eastern side of the range is composed primarily of limestone from the Triassic-Jurassic era, separated into distinct blocks, while the western side is composed of limestone from the Ordovician and the Cretaceous-Paleogene eras, forming belts amid the Paleogene flysch. Ultrabasic rocks are also present, and the older flysch appears in the form of surface bands on the eastern side of the range.[2]