Pelister National Park

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Pelister National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Pelister National Park Map of North Macedonia
Location	Municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia
Nearest city	Bitola
Coordinates	40°58′52″N 21°11′28″E / 40.981°N 21.191°E / 40.981; 21.191[1]
Area	171.5 km2 (66.2 sq mi)
Established	1948

Pelister National Park is a national park in the Municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. The park is located in the Baba Mountain massif and covers an area of 171.5 square kilometres (66.2 sq mi). The altitude of the park varies between 927 and 2,601 m (3,041 and 8,533 ft) above sea level and is filled with exquisite flora and fauna. Among flora elements, the presence is especially significant of the five-needle pine molica, Pinus peuce - a unique species of Cenozoic age being present on only a few mountains in the Balkan Peninsula. The beauty of the landscape is enhanced by the diverse wildlife: bears, roe deer, wolves, chamois, deer, wild boars, rabbits, several species of eagles, partridges, red-billed choughs, and the endemic Macedonian Pelagonia trout.