Skakavets, Zlia Zab, Skalets (Redjepitsa) Teodosievi Karauli, Damga (Vazov Vrah), Shishkovitsa, Golyam Kalin, Pavlev Vrah, Ibar, Skalitsa (Seymenski kamak), Malak Kalin, Dodov Vrah, Eleni Vrah, Angelov Vrah, Draganitsa, Ostrets (Sivrichal), Suha Vapa, Ravni Chal, Kovach Vrah, Zavrachitsa, Belmeken, Kamilata, Golyam Mechi Vrah, Golyam Polich, Kyoravitsa (Ostrets), Baba, Golyama Pastritsa (Uzunitsa), Dvuglav, Golyam Mramorets (Golyam Mermer), Venetsa, Haramiyata (Hayduta), Climate Rila is situated in the southern zone of the humid continental climate region and has typical Alpine climate with elevational zones. The climate is influenced by the Icelandic and the West Mediterranean cyclones, the former mainly in late spring and early summer, and the latter — in winter, bringing frequent and high rainfall, as well as by the Azores and Siberian anticyclones in summer and winter, bringing droughts. The local microclimate is also influenced by the terrain, the exposure of the slopes and the orientation of the valleys. The average temperature decreases and the average precipitation increases with elevation. The coldest month is March and the hottest one August. Negative temperatures remain on average for about nine months in the Alpine zone, often continuing until the end of June. A steady rise in temperature is observed in the middle and end of July. Even during the summer months, temperature over 10 °C do not hold up for long periods. About five to ten days in June, July and August have an average temperature above 15 °C. This determines the short vegetation period in the high elevation areas which varies from three to six months; it lasts about three months at elevation over 2,000 m. The average annual temperature is 2.6 °C on the northern slopes and 3.1 °C on the southern. With an average annual temperature of −3.0 °C, Musala is the coldest place in Bulgaria. The lowest absolute temperature in Rila was also measured there: −31.2 °C; the lowest mean monthly temperature was recorded there in February: −11.6 °C. The absolute maximum temperature at Musala is 18.7 °C. Temperature amplitude decreases with elevation from 20 °C at 800 m to 15 °C at 2,800 m. Temperature inversions, i.e. increase in temperature with height, are frequent on the northern slopes and occur especially often in the Samokov Valley, Borovets and Musala, where it is observed in 250 days annually. The annual precipitation varies with elevation and slope orientation. The annual precipitation is 653 mm at Samokov (1,029 m), 932 mm at