▁ 5 4 ▁l yn x ▁when ▁the ▁article ▁was ▁written . ▁ ▁Pel ister ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁second ▁largest ▁national ▁park ▁in ▁North ▁Mac ed onia ▁after ▁M av ro vo . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁tour ist ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁well - known ▁ski ▁resort , ▁along ▁with ▁O hr id , ▁Pres pa , ▁Do j ran , ▁Pop ova ▁Š ap ka , ▁and ▁Kru še vo . ▁ ▁Pel ister ▁provides ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁Pel ag onia ▁valley , ▁Lake ▁Pres pa , ▁N id že , ▁G ali č ica , ▁Jak up ica , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bit ola . ▁ ▁Pel ister ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁southern ▁mountains ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁that ▁has ▁an ▁al pine ▁character . ▁ ▁Pel ister ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁two ▁mountain ▁la kes , ▁which ▁are ▁called ▁Pel ister ' s ▁E yes . ▁ ▁The ▁Big ▁lake ▁is ▁ 2 , 2 1 8 ▁metres ▁above ▁the ▁sea ▁level ▁while ▁the ▁Small ▁lake ▁is ▁ 2 , 1 8 0 ▁metres ▁high . ▁ ▁Here ▁are ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁many ▁rivers . ▁ ▁The ▁climate ▁in ▁Pel ister ▁National ▁Park ▁is ▁diverse . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁pe aks , ▁there ▁is ▁snow ▁even ▁in ▁July , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁places ▁the ▁new ▁snow ▁meets ▁the ▁old ▁from ▁previous ▁years . ▁ ▁On ▁Pel ister ▁mountain , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁TV ▁transmit ter