Maja e Cukalit
| Maja e Cukalit | ||
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 Cukali in winter dress behind the white field of Fusha e Liqenit , seen from the east |
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| height | 1721 m | |
| location | Albania | |
| Mountains | Albanian Alps | |
| Dominance | 2.3 km → Maja e Muleqithit | |
| Notch height | 226 m | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 8 '16 " N , 19 ° 44' 21" E | |
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| rock | lime | |
| Normal way | East ridge | |
 Geological sketch by Franz von Nopcsa |
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The Maja e Cukalit is the second highest peak in the Cukali highlands in northern Albania . The 1732 m above sea level. A. high mountain lies east of Shkodra . The slightly higher Maja e Meqithit ( 1734 m above sea level ) rises around two kilometers to the northeast .
In the summit area, the Maja e Cukalit drops steeply, especially to the southwest. Individual villages are scattered further to the west and south on terraces. In the north lies the deeply cut valley of the Kir , in the south the valley of the Drin, which is not so deeply cut here .
A road leads up to 1400 m above sea level. A. and around the mountain to the flat field of Fusha e Liqenit on the east side of the mountain.