Бенковски, Mountain summit in Ihtiman Sredna Gora, Bulgaria.

Benkovski is a mountain summit in the Sredna Gora range standing at 1186 meters elevation with steep slopes covered by beech and hornbeam forests. Dense woodland surrounds the peak on all sides, creating a heavily forested landscape.

During the April Uprising of 1876, Bulgarian revolutionaries built a fortified military camp on the peak to advance their cause. Ottoman forces later destroyed the camp, leaving only scattered remains.

The peak's name honours Panayot Volov's comrade Georgi Benkovski, a leader of the April Uprising, and until 1942 the summit was called Eledzhik. Nearby stands the Monastery of the Ascension of the Lord, and a closed military facility occupies the adjacent ground.

Hiking trails to the peak start from Mirovo village or Momin Prohod town, providing several routes for visitors. You can choose different access points depending on your starting location and hiking experience.

The peak was called Eledzhik until 1942 and again from 1946 to 1951, when it received its present name. It is a horst of the Vetren ridge with steep slopes, and its soils are cinnamon forest soils, rankers and rendzinas, grown over with beech and hornbeam.