Strazha (mountain)

Strazha (Bulgarian: Стража) is a small monoclinal mountain range in Kraishte region of western Bulgaria with an altitude of 1,389 meters above sea level.

The highest point of the mountain range, the summit of Strazha, also called Golemi Peak, (1,389 m), is located in the southern part of its monolithic crest.

[1] The vegetation cover consists mainly of shrubs and meadows, largely resembling its neighbouring ranges of Ezdimirska and Lyubash.

The slopes of Strazha are almost bare with occasional oak woods; crest is devoid of forest vegetation and is covered with drought-resilient grass formations.

Significant part of the precipitation is lost in the numerous sinkholes that dot the mountain range, and emerges at the foot in the form of small karst springs, which have a highly variable, unstable flow rate.