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Rafsha Summit in North Macedonia · 2,452 m

Рафша

Rafsha is a summit in North Macedonia, by the border with Kosovo. OpenStreetMap gives its height as 2,452 m; the Copernicus terrain model, 2,451 m. The nearest higher named summit in OpenStreetMap is Guri i Zi, 860 m to the south-west.

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

Height in OpenStreetMap
2,452 m
Terrain model (Copernicus GLO-30)
2,451 m
Coordinates (lat, lon)
42.15921, 21.03386
Country
North Macedoniaby the border with Kosovo
Ground steeper than 30° within 500 m
37 %
Nearest higher named summit
Guri i Zi, 860 m
/ Where it is

Its neighbours, and the terrain through it.

Bistër 2,651Ezerski Vrv 2,586Piribeg 2,524Livadicë 2,497Piribeg 2,449Dobroshki Vrv 2,370Rafsha2 kmour routesN

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

1,8002,0002,2002,4002,600−1.5 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: 2,452 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: 2,451 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 agree within 15 m.

37 % 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.

Routes

Summits nearby

Names

  • Рафша/Rafsha OpenStreetMap name
  • Rafsha Albanian, English
  • Рафша Serbian, Macedonian
  • Rafša Serbian, transliterated to Latin script, 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
Official travel advice for Kosovo still warns that landmines and unexploded ordnance may remain in isolated forested and mountain areas near the borders. Stay on marked trails and established paths, and do not go alone. 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.