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Šiško jezero, or Veliko Šiško, is one of the glacial lakes of Bjelasica, the mountain between Kolašin, Berane and Mojkovac, in the heart of the range where two great glaciers once met. Forest and katuns surround it, and a smaller lake, Malo Šiško, lies about a kilometre away.
How it formed
The lake is fed by melting snow, small streams and rain, and loses its water through evaporation and, at high water, through an outflow; it is only a few metres deep. Malo Šiško, higher up, is murky and overgrown and turns to marsh when the water is low; it serves mainly as a watering place for cattle.
History
The lakes take their name from the Šiška area and mountain; a local story says the sheep of the nearby katuns were sheared (šišane) here.
Visit
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
The lake lies on the hiking routes of central Bjelasica: one multi-day hut-to-hut route passes it on the way from Cmiljače to Katun Suvodo. At Šiška katun, families have served visitors traditional lunches of kačamak, lamb, chard pie, cheese and home-baked bread.
The roads up here are narrow, rough gravel, so come on foot or with a local jeep tour. Late spring, when the flowers bloom and herders bring their flocks up to the katuns, is a lovely time.
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Sources & data
- OpenStreetMap: Šiško jezero (way 374544903), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Lakes, Kolašin Tourist Organisation
- Lakes of Bjelasica, Katun Roads
- A jeep tour to five mountain lakes of Bjelasica, Montenegro For Me
- Hiking Bjelasica 5 days, hut to hut, katun to katun, Rams Travel