Belmeken (Bulgarian: Белмекен) is a summit in the northeastern part of the Rila Mountain in southwestern Bulgaria with a height of 2,626 m. It is built up of granite.
[1] Its northern slopes are steep and rise over the Kutlinite cirque.
[2] Close to the summit is the Belmeken High Mountain Sports Complex at an altitude of 2,050 m, used for training, medical and biological research by athletes.
[3] The main starting points for climbing are the villages of Yundola and Sestrimo.
Belmeken is inhabited by the highest-altitude colony of European ground squirrel in the Balkans, as well as by many species of birds, including peregrine falcon, common raven and Eurasian crag martin.