Sharr Mountains National Park
The Sharr Mountains National Park is a national park in southeastern Kosovo. It covers, centered on the northern Šar Mountains, a mountain range which also extends into northeastern Albania and northwestern North Macedonia. The park encompasses various terrains, including glacial lakes, alpine and periglacial landscapes.
The Sharr Mountains National Park has an alpine climate, with some continental influence. The mean monthly temperature ranges between and , whilst the mean annual precipitation ranges between and depending on elevation.
The flora of the park is represented by 1558 species of vascular plants. The fauna includes 32 species of mammals, 200 species of birds, 13 species of reptiles, 10 species of amphibia, 7 species of fish and 147 species of butterflies.
In terms of phytogeography, the Sharr Mountains National Park belongs to the Illyrian province of the Circumboreal Region within the Boreal Kingdom. It falls entirely within the Balkan mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests.
