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Pešića jezero is one of the glacial lakes of Bjelasica, the mountain between Kolašin, Berane and Mojkovac, and the second largest of them. It lies high in a great cirque at the source of the Pešica stream, between the peaks of Crna glava, Zekova glava and Belilo.
How it formed
The lake fills a glacial cirque. It has an inflow and an outflow, and its shoreline grows considerably in spring, when the snow melts, and shrinks again in summer. It is shallow.
History
The lake is named after the Pešić family, who had summer katuns around it. A legend tells of a winged white horse with blue eyes that flies over the lake on moonlit nights, seen only by the fairies; whoever tried to prove it was punished, and a Pešić is said to have drowned in the lake at night.
Visit
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
Three ways lead to the lake: on foot from Katun Vranjak over Crna glava, from the Kolašin 1600 ski area towards Troglava, or by a rough road through Ganovača and Bjelasička kosa. The jeep road to Zekova glava gives a view of the lake from above.
Katuns around the lake are used for livestock in summer, and the water serves for watering animals, recreation and fishing.
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Sources & data
- OpenStreetMap: Pešića jezero (way 241342971), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Lakes, Kolašin Tourist Organisation
- Lakes of Bjelasica, Katun Roads
- A jeep tour to five mountain lakes of Bjelasica, Montenegro For Me