Musala is a high peak in the Balkan Peninsula.
The Balkan mountain range ( Bulgarian and Стара планина , Latin Serbian Stara planina , `` Old Mountain '' ; [ ˈstarɐ pɫɐniˈna ] ; [ stâːraː planǐna ] ) is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula . Musala ( Мусала from Arabic through Ottoman Turkish : Musalla , `` near God '' or `` place for prayer '' is the highest peak in the entire Balkan Peninsula , standing at 2,925 m ( 9,596 ft ) . The summit of the Rila mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria , Musala is the highest peak between the Alps and the Caucasus and the highest in Eastern Europe bar the Caucasus . With a prominence of 2473 m , Musala is the 7th most prominent mountain peak in Europe .