Rila at 2,925 m is the highest mountain range in the Balkans. It stands in which country?
Rila Squirrel) and others. There are 48 mammal species in National park Rila Insectivores Bats Lagomorphs Rodents Carnivores Even-toed ungulates Rila is subdivided into several parts depending on their geographic position. Rila Point on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Rila Mountain. Rila Rila (, ) is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m. The massif is also the sixth highest mountain in Europe (when each mountain is represented by its highest peak only), coming after the Caucasus,
Rila measured in February on Musala is –11.6 °C and the absolute minimum is -31.2 °C. An average temperature for August is 5.4 °C, the maximum being 18.7 °C. The flora of Rila contains three local endemics which are seen only in this mountain. These plants are "Primula deorum" (with the largest population), "Rheum rhaponticum" and "Alchemilla pawlowskii". In the mountain thrives also 36 plants as "Campanula lanata", "Centaurea mannagettae" which are endemic for the Balkans. Some of the plant species have survived the last glacial period by turning into relict organisms. Some of the animals, which live in Rila, are