 Until 1950, when it was renamed in honour of Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev, the peak was called "Yumrukchal" (Юмрукчал, from Ottoman Turkish "Yumrukçal", 'a fist-like peak').A weather station and a radio tower (opened on 10 July 1966) that covers 65% of the country are located on Botev Peak.The average temperature is in January and in July.