Kutelo

Kutelo is a mountain peak in southwestern Bulgaria's Pirin mountain range. It is the second highest peak in Pirin after Vihren (2,914 m) and the third highest peak in Bulgaria, after Musala (2,925 m) in Rila and Vihren. Kutelo is a double peak separated by a small saddle, with the lower peak only one meter lower than the upper one, at 2,907 m. From Bansko, it appears to be higher than Vihren.

Kutelo, like Vihren to the south, is made of marble, but its slopes, while sheer, are not as rocky, and it is not difficult to climb. There are alpine climbing tracks of category II "b" on the north-eastern slopes. To the south, the Premkata saddle leads to Vihren, while to the north, the narrow karst edge Koncheto connects Kutelo to the summit of Banski Suhodol. There are no marked trails to the summit of Kutelo, but the track between the Vihren and Yavorov refuges is nestled among the rocks on the slanting western slope. This path also follows Koncheto. Snow drifts can be found all year in the eponymous waterless cirque to the north-east. To the south-east is the Golemiya Kazan cirque, which contains Europe's southernmost glacier, Snezhnika. Pirin's second glacierlet, Banski Suhodol Glacier, is located beneath Kutelo's northern face.

Chamois live on Kutelo's slopes, as do edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale) and a variety of other rare herbaceous plants.

Location: Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria

Elevation: 2,908 m (9540 ft)