Komovi

A compact group of horn-shaped peaks in eastern Montenegro, between Andrijevica, Kolasin and the Kuci highlands. Kom Kucki is the highest at 2,487 m, with Ljevorecki Kom at 2,469 m and Kom Vasojevicki at 2,461 m.

Because they rise as isolated rock horns out of rolling high pasture rather than as a continuous ridge. The contrast between the smooth grazing land and the abrupt towers above it is what makes the Komovi instantly recognisable.

Most walkers drive to the Stavna katun at around 1,800 m, above Andrijevica, and start from there. Kom Vasojevicki is the usual first objective: two to three hours up, with a short exposed scramble to reach the summit.

Kom Kucki. It is the highest and the approach is longer and rougher, with sections that most walkers will want a guide or a rope for. Ljevorecki Kom sits between the two in difficulty and sees far fewer people.

Yes. Eco-katuns at Stavna and elsewhere take guests through the summer, offering beds in shepherds' huts and meals made from what the katun produces. Book ahead: capacity is small and the season is short.

Late June to September. Snow lingers in the gullies well into June, and the katuns only open once the livestock come up. Outside that window the access roads are unreliable and the huts are closed.