List of mountains of the Balkans
Top 20 highest ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkans
This is a list of the top 20 highest ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkan Peninsula.| No | Mountain/Peak | Country | Elevation | Prominence | Col |
| 1 | Rila/Musala | 2,925 | 2,473 | 432 | |
| 2 | Olympus/Mytikas | 2,917 | 2,353 | 564 | |
| 3 | Pirin/Vihren | 2,915 | 1,784 | 1131 | |
| 4 | Korab Mountain/Mount Korab | / | 2,764 | 2,169 | 595 |
| 5 | Šar Mountain/Titov Vrv | 2,748 | ? | ? | |
| 6 | Accursed Mountains/Maja Jezercë | 2,694 | 2,036 | 658 | |
| 7 | Accursed Mountains/Gjeravica | 2656 | 901 | - | |
| 8 | Pindus Mountains, Smolikas Mountain/Smolikas | 2,637 | 1,736 | 901 | |
| 9 | Jakupica Mountain/Solunska glava | 2,540 | 1,666 | 874 | |
| 10 | Nidže(Voras Mountains)/Kajmakčalan | / | 2,528 | 1,758 | 770 |
| 11 | Pindus Mountains, Mount Giona/Pyramida | 2,510 | 1,702 | 808 | |
| 12 | Nemërçkë Mountains/Maja e Papingut | 2,482 | 1,792 | 690 | |
| 13 | Pindus Mountains, Mount Parnassus/Parnassus | 2,457 | 1,590 | 867 | |
| 14 | Balkan Mountains, Kaloferska Mountain/Botev Peak | 2,376 | 1,567 | 809 | |
| 15 | Valamara Mountain/Maja e Valamarës | 2,373 | 1,526 | 847 | |
| 16 | Mali i Gribës mountain/Maja e Këndrevicës | 2,121 | 1,666 | 455 | |
| 17 | Treskvica/Mala Ćaba | 2,086 | 1,862 | 723 | |
| 18 | Vermio Mountains/Hamitis | 2,076 | 2,076 | 481 | |
| 18 | Belasitsa mountain/Radomir | / / | 2,031 | 1,595 | 436 |
| 19 | Mount Athos mountain/Mount Athos | 2,030 | 2,012 | 19 | |
| 20 | Mount Ossa mountain/Mount Ossa | 1,978 | 1,854 | 124 | |
| 21 | Pangaion Hills/Koutra | 1,956 | 1,773 | 183 |
Triglav peak in the Slovenian Julian Alps is geographically part of the Balkan Peninsula, as it is east of river Soča, but it is not part of the Mountain System of the Balkan Peninsula, but part of the Mountain System of the Alps.
List of peaks and sub-peaks of the Balkans above 2800 m
| No | Mountain/Peak | Country | Elevation | Prominence | Col |
| 1 | Rila/Musala | 2,925 | 2,473 | 432 | |
| 2 | Olympus/Mytikas or Pantheon | 2,917 | 2,353 | 564 | |
| 3 | Pirin/Vihren | 2,915 | 1,784 | 1131 | |
| 4 | Olympus/Olympus-Skolio | 2,911 | 81 | 2830 | |
| 5 | Pirin/Kutelo I | 2,908 | ~298 | ~2610 | |
| 6 | Pirin/Kutelo II | 2,907 | — | — | |
| 7 | Rila/Malka Musala | 2,902 | ~62 | ~2840 | |
| 8 | Olympus/Stefani or Thronos Dios | 2,902 | — | — | |
| 9 | Pirin/Banski Suhodol | 2,884 | — | — | |
| 10 | Olympus/Olympus-Skala | 2866 | 40 | ||
| 11 | Rila/Irechek | 2,852 | — | — | |
| 12 | Pirin/Polezhan | 2,851 | — | — | |
| 13 | Pirin/Kamenitsa | 2,822 | — | — | |
| 14 | Pirin/Malak Polezhan | 2,822 | — | — | |
| 15 | Pirin/Bayuvi Dupki | 2,820 | — | — | |
| 16 | Olympus/Aghios Antonios | 2,815 | — | — | |
| 17 | Pirin/Strazhite | 2,810 | — | — | |
| 18 | Olympus/Profitis Ilias | 2,803 | — | — | |
| 19 | Olympus/Toumba | 2,801 | — | — |
More extensive list of the highest mountains, in broader sense, in mainland Balkan Peninsula, corresponding highest peaks, and locations
- Rila, Bulgaria, highest mountain in Bulgaria and the Balkans
- *Malyovitsa, Bulgaria
- *Cherna Polyana, Bulgaria
- Olympus, highest mountain in Greece
- Pirin, Bulgaria
- *Polezhan
- Julian Alps, Slovenia
- Maja e Korabit, highest point in Albania and North Macedonia
- *Šar Mountains, North Macedonia
- *Gjallica, Albania
- Popluk/Popluks, Albania, central part of Accursed Mountains
- *Maja e Popllukës, Albania
- *Maja e Malësores, Albania
- *Maja e Ragamit, Albania
- *Maja Bojs, Albania
- Gjeravica Kosovo, western part of Accursed Mountains and highest point in Kosovo
- Smolikas part of Pindos, Greece
- Bjeshka e Krasniqes/Mountains of Krasniqi, Albania, part of Accursed Mountains
- *Maja Briaset, Albania
- *Maja e Hekurave, Albania
- Baba Mountain, North Macedonia
- Radohinës/Radohimës, Albania, part of Accursed Mountains
- *Maja Tat, Albania
- *Maja e Vishnjes, Albania
- Bjelič / Bjeljič / Bjeliq, Albania, part of Accursed Mountains
- *Zla Kolata, Montenegro and Albania, highest point in Montenegro
- *Dobra Kolata, Montenegro and Albania
- *Maja e Rosit, Montenegro and Albania
- Shkurt, Albania, part of Accursed Mountains
- *Maja Shkurt, Albania
- Brada-Karanfili, Albania
- *Veliki vrh Karanfila, Montenegro
- *Sjeverni vrh, Montenegro
- *Južni vrh, Montenegro
- Jakupica, North Macedonia
- Bogićevica, Albania
- *Rops/Maja e Ropës, Kosova
- *Pasji Peak, Montenegro and Kosovo
- *Maja Bogiçaj, Kosovo and Albania
- Durmitor, Montenegro
- Guri i Kuq, Albania
- Voras/Nidže, North Macedonia and Greece
- Gramos, Albania
- Komovi, Montenegro
- Gjallica, Albania
- Nemërçkë, Albania
- Koprivnik, Kosovo
- Parnassus, Greece
- Tomorr, Albania
- Shkelzen, Albania
- Hajla, Montenegro, northwestern part of Accursed Mountains
- Bioč, Montenegro
- Koritnik, Albania
- Maglić, Montenegro
- Ostrovicë, Albania
- Balkan Mountains, Kaloferska Mountain, Bulgaria
- *Zlatishko-Tetevenska Mountain, Bulgaria
- *Chiprovska Mountain
- *Berkovska Mountain, Bulgaria
- Velivar, North Macedonia and Albania
- Ostrovice, Albania
- Valamare, Albania
- Volujak, Montenegro
- Vitosha Bulgaria
- Mali i Thate, Albania
- Stogovo, North Macedonia
- Sinjajevina. Montenegro
- Jablanice, North Macedonia and Albania
- Galičica, North Macedonia and Albania
- Osogovo, North Macedonia and Bulgaria
- Mali i Dejes, Albania
- Ljubišnja, Montenegro
- Čvrsnica, Dinarides, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kapa Moračka, Montenegro
- Shebenik, Albania
- Maje e Harapit, Albania
- Slavyanka (mountain), Bulgaria
- Visitor, Montenegro, often referred as a part of Accursed Mountains
- Planinica-Mojan-Marlules, Albania, often referred as a part of Accursed Mountains
- Rhodopes, Bulgaria
- *Batashka Mountain, Bulgaria
- Kuči mountains, Montenegro, often referred as a part of Accursed Mountains
- Maja e Kulamkes, Albania
- Kožuf/Tzena, North Macedonia and Greece
- Mali i Kallabakut, Albania
- Midžor, Serbia
- Bistra, North Macedonia
- Mokra Gora, Serbia and Kosovo
- Prenj, Dinarides, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cajup, Albania
- Stožac, Montenegro
- Maganik, Montenegro
- Bjelasica, Montenegro
- Lola, Montenegro
- Zeletin, Montenegro, often referred as a parto of Accursed Mountains
- Maja e Kendrevices, Albania
- Kunora e Lures, Albania
- Mali i Allamanit, Albania
- Prenj, Dinarides, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mali i Kreshtes, Albania
- Piva mountain, Montenegro
- Guri i Zi, Albania
- Bjelašnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tali, Montenegro
- Čeloica, North Macedonia
- Maja e Rrunjes, Albania
- Çika, is the highest peak of the Ceraunian Mountains Albania
- Žurimi, Montenegro
- Belasica, Bulgaria and Greece
- Mali i Lopes, Albania
- Maja e Qorres, Albania
- Kopaonik, Serbia
- Panachaicus, northernmost mountain of the Peloponnese, east of Patras, Greece
- Vlahina, Bulgaria/North Macedonia
- Besna Kobila, Serbia
- Dinara, Dinarides, Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Orjen, highest mountain in littoral Montenegro, during glacial periods the most heavily glaciated Mediterranean mountain
- Ainos, Greece
- Sredna Gora, Bulgaria
- Igman, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zlatibor, Serbia
- Parnitha, Athens, Greece
- Plana, Bulgaria
- Penteli, Athens, Greece
- Hymettus, east of Athens, Greece
- Sakar, Bulgaria