Pindus Mountains

North of the Pelagonian plain, the mountains of Dautica and Babuna rise between Prilep and the valley of the Vardar. Their ridges and intervening valleys form the northern edge of a broad basin that also contains the fields around Bitola. Streams from the surrounding highlands feed the Crna River and its tributaries, while the hills give way to the more open land of the plain. The mountain routes connect Pelagonia with the country farther north.