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Plloçë Summit in Albania · 2,233 m

Ploča

Plloçë is a summit in Albania, by the border with North Macedonia. OpenStreetMap gives its height as 2,233 m; the Copernicus terrain model, 2,198 m. The two differ by 35 m. The nearest higher named summit in OpenStreetMap is Shupliva Stena, 2.9 km to the north.

Unverified Name, position and height from OpenStreetMap, checked only against a 30 m terrain model. Not surveyed by us.

Height in OpenStreetMap
2,233 m
Terrain model (Copernicus GLO-30)
2,198 m
Coordinates (lat, lon)
41.70071, 20.52709
Country
Albaniaby the border with North Macedonia
Ground steeper than 30° within 500 m
58 %
Nearest higher named summit
Shupliva Stena, 2.9 km

OSM height 2,233 m; terrain model 2,198 m.

/ Where it is

Its neighbours, and the terrain through it.

Shupliva Stena 2,431Derza 2,363Visoko Brdo 2,219Plloçë2 kmN

Named summits within 5 km from OpenStreetMap, and our route lines, north up. No map underneath: we draw only our own data.

1,4001,6001,8002,0002,200−1.5 km−1 km−500 m0500 m1 km1.5 kmWESN

Heights from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model on two 3 km lines through the summit point: west to east (dark) and south to north (grey, dashed). Drawn at true scale: heights are not stretched.

About the height

OpenStreetMap: 2,233 m. This is the height a contributor entered for the summit point, often from a map or a guidebook; we do not know its source. Copernicus GLO-30: 2,198 m, the highest 30 m cell of the terrain model within about 45 m of the point. A 30 m model rounds off sharp tops, so on rocky summits it usually reads a little low. Neither figure is a survey.

Here the two differ by 35 m, more than we expect: the summit point may sit off the highest ground, or one of the heights is wrong. Check a current map before you rely on either.

58 % of the ground within 500 m of the summit point is steeper than 30° in the terrain model. This describes the terrain, not today’s conditions, and it is not an avalanche rating.

Summits nearby

  • Shupliva Stena 2,431 m · 2.9 km to the north
  • Derza 2,363 m · 3.8 km to the north
  • Maja Grames 2,344 m · 4.4 km to the north-west
  • Guri Zi 2,321 m · 3.3 km to the north
  • Visoko Brdo 2,219 m · 1.3 km to the south
  • Javorsko Brdo 2,155 m · 2.0 km to the south-east
  • Kurtovo Kjule 2,082 m · 2.6 km to the south-east
  • Spasenov Vrv 2,002 m · 4.4 km to the north-east

Names

  • Плоча OpenStreetMap name, Macedonian
  • Plloçë Albanian
  • Plocha English
  • Ploča Macedonian, transliterated to Latin script

All from OpenStreetMap. Transliterations are letter by letter, from the Cyrillic or Greek name in OpenStreetMap.

Check conditions before you go
Weather in the mountains changes quickly, and a summit on a map says nothing about the path to it. Plan the way up on a current map, leave a trip plan, and turn back if the ground is not what you expected. If you can call, call 112. Traverse describes terrain, not today’s danger.