Prenj

Area/Range

Prenj

Page Type: Area/Range

Location: Hercegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Lat/Lon: 43.00000°N / 17.00000°E

Elevation: 7070 ft / 2155 m

Page By: vvujisic

Created/Edited: Dec 10, 2003 / Jan 26, 2008

Object ID: 152141

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Overview

PRENJ - View to Zelena Glava and Otis

Lupoglav (2102 m)

Prenj mountain is for sure one of the most beautiful and most impressive mountain range in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Also, Prenj is fore sure one of the most beautiful mountain massif of whole Dinaric Alps. Prenj is more than mountain, Prenj is the Kingdom! Of course, the Kingdom of incredible divine mountain beauty!

It's relief is one of the most exciting in the region. There dominate sharp and elegant peaks, impressive ridges, beautiful and valleys and other amazing alp-likes forms. Prenj massif has at least 11 peaks over 2000 m of which one, Windy Peak, was climbed first time in October 2003, probably as one of Europe's last virgin 2000 m peak.

Otis & Zelena Glava from Tisovica Valley

Prenj Massif

The massif of Prenj is very impressive and beautiful. On this place are placed many peaks high above 2000 m. The highest peak of massif is Zelena Glava (Green Head, 2155 m). Prenj offer a nice conditions for climbing.

Otis & Zelena Glava & Velika Kapa

Here is the list of the highest ones:

Osobac (2099 m)

Zelena Glava (2155 m)

Lupoglav (2102 m)

Osobac (2099 m)

Otis (2097 m)

Vjetreno Brdo (2088 m)

Botini (2050 m)

Herac (2046 m)

Vidina Kapa (2032 m)

Velika Kapa (2008 m)

Cvitina (Cetina, 2000 m)

Zelena Glava from Otis summit

Getting There

Tisovica Valley with Otis and Zelena Glava in the background

You can take a plane to Split, Dubrovnik in Croatien or Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia&Hercegovina, and it takes 1 hour by car to get to the Konjic city from Sarajevo. Konjic is laying at the north side of the mountain. From Mostar you can reach south side of Mt Prenj by car in 40 min. The routes onto Prenj are long, it can be hot during summer and with plenty of snow in the winter.

Velika Kapa (2008 m) in Prenj massif

Red Tape

In the Kingdom of Prenj

I strongly recomend a guide if you want to hike or climb in this area. The main trails are clean but there are stil landmines in the some part of the mountain. During winter/spring can avalanches be a problem.

When To Climb

Winter enjoyment on PRENJ

Prenj climbing tour

Below Otis (2097 m)

Climbing on Prenj mountain is very exciting both summer and winter. If you climb in winter season be prepare for hard conditions at 2000m altitude. In the summer the problem can be water... I prefer hiking there in the sunny days of march with deep, hard snow or in june when the mountain are colored by snow and green forest wiht plenty of wather.

Winter beauty on PRENJ

Camping

Sivadije peaks from Taras

There are some hunter's houses on Prenj but to find them is not easy (Guide!). There are several camps arround the mountain like the lake and camp Boracko which is situated deeply in the one of Prenj's valley. Cities close to mountain (Konjic, Mostar, Jablanica and Sarajevo) offer a good accomodation.