Todorini Kukli, Mountain summit in Montana Province, Bulgaria
Todorini Kukli is a summit in the western Stara Planina mountain range that rises to 1,785 meters. Its peak features four distinct rock formations that create a remarkable natural grouping.
Todorini Kukli is a short north-south ridge, a branch of the main Stara Planina crest, in the Koznitsa mountain. Its four rocky summits lie 10 km southwest of Varshets and 6 km northeast of the Petrohan pass; the highest, at the southern end, reaches 1,785 m. The two southern summits are grassy, while the two northern ones have steep rocky slopes.
The name Todorini Kukli comes from an old Bulgarian folk tale about a shepherd named Todor whose four daughters were turned to stone. This story remains part of local memory and shapes how people understand the place.
From the Petrohan pass the summit is reached in about 2 hours, heading east through beech forest past the Petrohan hut along the red Kom–Emine marking, then east on the grassy main ridge by winter poles; a path branches north to the peaks. From Varshets it takes about 4 hours via several trails and a cart track. The Klisura monastery lies about 2:30 hours away.
The highest point is the southernmost of the four summits; the two southern peaks are grassy while the two northern ones end in sharp rocky slopes. A street in Sofia's Suhata Reka and Vasil Levski quarters is named after Todorini Kukli.
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