The Nidze mountain is located in the extreme southern part of the Republic of Macedonia. On Macedonian territory, it occupies a total area of ​​689.4 km2, of which 357.4 km2 is above 1000 meters above sea level, 82.2 km2 above 1500 meters and only 10.8 km2 above 2000 meters above sea level. The state border between Macedonia and Greece runs through its crest. It stretches in a northeast-southwest direction with the highest peak Kaymakchalan (2521 m.a.s.l.), but the eponymous peak Nidze, 2361 meters high, also stands out. Its length is more than 20 kilometers in a straight line. To the west, Nidze borders the great Pelagonian basin. The north-western border and in general to the north of Selechka Mountain is separated by the Skochivir Gorge of Crna Reka after its big bend south of Selechka Mountain to the confluence of the Satoka River. From the estuary, the border turns right at more than 90 degrees and heads in a southeasterly direction to the confluence in Gradeshka Reka. Upstream from it, it reaches the springs, separating Nidze from the Kozjak mountain in the northeast, with which it morphologically connects. To the south of Nidze in the Aegean part of Macedonia is the Ostrovska (Eordejska) Basin. According to the direction of stretching, Nidze is a rare and unique mountain in Macedonia which, turning at an almost right angle of 90°, changes the direction of stretching, almost resembling a boomerang. From history, Mount Nidze is known for the fact that during the First World War, the famous Macedonian or Thessalonica front was located on its crest, on which it is located today on the Macedonian-Greek border. Nidze is the fifth highest mountain in the Republic of Macedonia.
The mountain ridge of Nidze in the northeast begins with the 1682 m high Kravica peak, continues to the 1635 m high Bela Zemja pass, from where it climbs to the 1822 m high Sokol peak. From there the ridge climbs to the highest peak Kajmakchalan (2521 m.a.s.l.) from where it changes direction to the west through the peaks Stefanec (1825 m.a.s.l.), Starkov Grob (1876 m.a.s.l.), Rogosh (1353 m.a.s.l.). m.), ending with the small Golash peak at an altitude of 774 meters above the village of Živojno in the Pelagonian Plain.

Kaymakchalan – 2521 m, the highest peak
Nidze – 2361 m,
Stark’s grave – 1876 m

Occurrence and geological composition
The Nidze mountain was formed in the Paleozoic with the Hercynian orogenic phase, and was completely shaped in the Middle Tertiary [3]. According to its formation and geological composition, the Nidze mountain was formed by rifting during the Tertiary[4], which is why it is similar to Yakupica, Baba, etc. Due to the action of external forces, smaller and larger relief forms were formed on it, the most prominent of which are glacial glacial forms: cirques, waves and moraine material, while the forms of fluvial erosion are represented by deep valleys through which river flows flow[3]. Of the forms of glacial erosion, cirques, shorter waves and voluminous moraine material are most commonly found on Nidze, and these forms are most often found on the northern and northeastern side of the mountain [3]. It is composed of Paleozoic shale, and in the higher parts there are Mesozoic limestones. Basically, its geological composition is dominated by Precambrian shale, which allows fluviodenudation processes and forms to develop[5]. On Nidže, as well as on the entire mountain massif that connects it to Kozhuf, there are remnants of volcanic relief such as igneous rocks, granite rocks and other types of mineral deposits and soils, which is why the mountain itself is rich in ores such as perlites, i.e. volcanic glass.

Plant and animal life
The Nidze mountain is significant for its wealth of forest, mountain pastures, diverse fauna. Nidze is one of the richest mountains with forests in Macedonia, which is due to the fact that the mountain is very poorly connected by traffic, far from the main road routes, i.e. almost inaccessible, and at the same time its slope in Mariovo is very sparsely populated, i.e. almost without permanent residents. It abounds with specific faunal types, and it is characteristic of Nidze that from the foothills to the highest parts of the peaks, all the floristic types that are widespread and found from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe meet and occur[6]. Here, they are all arranged in a small space, vertically, from the foot to the top. The forest belt is represented by oak, beech and evergreen coniferous forests. Nidze is one of the few mountains in Macedonia and the Balkans where the famous white Macedonian pine – molika can be found among the evergreen coniferous forests. The total forest stock of the Nidze mountain is represented on over 15,000 hectares. Also, Nidze is one of the richest Macedonian mountains with game, which is also a result of its inaccessibility, remoteness, sparse population and unfavorable traffic and road connections. The most common representatives of the animal world of Nidze are: the wolf, the bear, the wild boar, the roe deer, the wild cat, various birds [3], of which mostly eagles, falcons, vultures, etc. remoteness, sparse population and unfavorable traffic and road connections. The most common representatives of the animal world of Nidze are: the wolf, the bear, the wild boar, the roe deer, the wild cat, various birds [3], of which mostly eagles, falcons, vultures, etc. remoteness, sparse population and unfavorable traffic and road connections. The most common representatives of the animal world of Nidze are: the wolf, the bear, the wild boar, the roe deer, the wild cat, various birds [3], of which mostly eagles, falcons, vultures, etc.