[1] The other important peak of the massif is Mali Plak, standing at 1,943 m (6,375 ft) above sea level.

[2] Composed primarily of limestone and partly of ultrabasic rocks, the massif has the shape of a dome with jagged edges.

The upper section consists of glacial and karst relief forms (ridges, valleys, cirques, pits, funnels, etc.

Various endemic plants can be found here, including the Albanian lily, several types of violets and clovers (especially Trifolium subterraneum with high protein content).

[4][5] It likely gave the name to the part of Via Egnatia that followed the convergence of its two branches from Dyrrhachium and Apollonia, which was attested in Strabo's Geography.