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Malka Musala
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Irechek
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Mancho
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Rila · Sofia · BulgariaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Deno

2,790 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation2,790 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul10°average high
42.20° N, 23.60° EElevation 2,790 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,790 m
  • Mid-mountain2,040 m
  • Valley · Borovets1,295 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Deno in brief

Deno rises to 2,790 m in the Rila, Sofia, Bulgaria.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Borovets, 8.2 km to the N at 1,295 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,790 m · 9,154 ft
Range
Rila
Region
Sofia
Country
Bulgaria
Coordinates
42.1967, 23.6033
Nearest airport
Sofia Airport (SOF) · 58 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Deno by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°-6°-12°Jan-6°-13°Feb-4°-11°Mar-1°-7°Apr4°-2°May8°2°Jun10°4°Jul11°4°Aug7°1°Sep3°-2°Oct-1°-7°Nov-5°-11°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Deno by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-6°-6°-4°-1°4°8°10°11°7°3°-1°-5°
Average low-12°-13°-11°-7°-2°2°4°4°1°-2°-7°-11°
Precipitation99 mm99 mm118 mm136 mm129 mm116 mm101 mm83 mm64 mm60 mm71 mm106 mm
Cloud cover41%45%45%44%40%28%19%17%26%36%40%46%
Daylight9h 2610h 3511h 5313h 2014h 3415h 1514h 5813h 5512h 3211h 079h 499h 07
Month score262519192126313840393422

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,350 m1,300 m1,650 m2,150 m2,900 m3,500 m3,850 m3,900 m3,350 m2,850 m2,200 m1,600 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Deno in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Bulgaria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Musala2,925 m2,473 m2.5 km SW9°
Malka Musala2,902 m–2.1 km SW9°
Irechek2,852 m–1.5 km SW10°
Unnamed Peak2,792 m–1.1 km S10°
Mancho2,771 m–4.5 km S11°
Ovcharets2,769 m–6.0 km S11°
Malyovitsa2,729 m–20 km W12°
Rilets2,713 m–15 km SW12°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Borovets
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Borovets

Sofia · 8.2 km N
12°Oct high
8wet days
48score
Borovets
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Govedartsi

Sofia · 12 km NW
13°Oct high
8wet days
53score
Govedartsi
Samokov
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Samokov

Sofia · 16 km N
15°Oct high
8wet days
63score
Samokov
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Dolna banya

Sofia · 18 km NE
17°Oct high
9wet days
75score
Dolna banya
Around here

Borovets and around

Borovets
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Borovets

Sofia · Bulgaria
Jul–Sepbest months
21°July high
1,295 maltitude
Borovets

Nature

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9.9 km S

Rila National Park

National park
Rila National Park
Musalenska Bistritsa
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10 km S

Musalenska Bistritsa

River · 964 m
Musalenska Bistritsa
Beli Iskar
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6.2 km W

Beli Iskar

River · 1,047 m
Beli Iskar

Mountains

Musala
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10 km S

Musala

2,925 m · Rila
Musala
Malka Musala
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10 km S

Malka Musala

2,902 m · Rila
Malka Musala
Irechek
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9.5 km S

Irechek

2,852 m · Rila
Irechek

Museums

Samokov History Museum
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8.5 km NW

Samokov History Museum

History museum · 1930
Samokov History Museum