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Vrashka Chuka

Coordinates: 43°50′05″N 22°22′09″E / 43.83472°N 22.36917°E / 43.83472; 22.36917
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Vrashka Chuka
Vrška čuka
Vrashka Chuka is located in Bulgaria
Vrashka Chuka
Vrashka Chuka
Location of Vrashka Chuka in Bulgaria, on the border with Serbia
Highest point
Elevation692 m (2,270 ft)
Coordinates43°50′05″N 22°22′09″E / 43.83472°N 22.36917°E / 43.83472; 22.36917
Geography
LocationBulgaria / Serbia
Parent rangeBalkan Mountains

Vrashka Chuka (Bulgarian: Връшка чука [ˈvrɤʃkɐ ˈt͡ʃukɐ]) or Vrška čuka (Serbian Cyrillic: Вршка чука, [ʋr̩̂ːʃkaː t͡ʃûka]) is a peak in the Balkan Mountains, situated on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia in southeastern Europe. The peak is 692 metres (2,270 ft) high. Vrashka Chuka is the most northwestern peak in the Balkan mountains and part of Babin Nos mountain. Vrashka Chuka Pass is located to the north of the peak. There is a border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Serbia in the pass. The closest towns to the peak are Kula to the northeast and Zaječar to the northwest.