Kamnik–Savinja Alps

The Kamnik–Savinja Alps (Slovene: Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. They lie in northern Slovenia, except for the northernmost part, which lies in Austria.^[1][2][3]

The western part of the range was named the Kamnik Alps (

The entire main chain is today part of Slovenia. Historically it formed the border between the Inner Austrian duchies of Carinthia, Styria, and Carniola. The tripoint was located at the Carinthia Mount Rinka (Slovene: Koroška Rinka).

There is also a small glacier below Mount Skuta, which is the easternmost glacier in the Southern Alps.

Mountains and passes

The most important peaks are:

• Grintovec – 2,558 m (8,392 ft)
• Kočna – 2,540 m (8,333 ft)
• Skuta – 2,532 m (8,307 ft)
• Ojstrica – 2,350 m (7,710 ft)
• Storžič – 2,132 m (6,995 ft)
• Planjava – 2,394 m (7,854 ft)
• Brana – 2,253 m (7,392 ft)
• Carinthia Mount Rinka – 2,433 m (7,982 ft)
• Cold Mountain – 2,203 m (7,228 ft)
• Krofička – 2,083 m (6,834 ft)
• Kalce Ridge – 2,224 m (7,297 ft)

In total, 28 peaks surpass 2,000 m. The total area of the Slovene part is about 900 km². About three-quarters of the area is covered with forest, and many of the higher peaks are bleak and rocky.

The most important

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  The Kamnik–Savinja Alps; the highest peak in the picture is Storžič.
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  The Kamnik–Savinja Alps seen from Kranj
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  Kranj and the Kamnik–Savinja Alps in background
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  A portion of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps with the northern suburbs of Kamnik in the foreground
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  The Kamnik–Savinja Alps seen from Carinthia

See also

• List of mountains in Austria
• List of mountains in Slovenia

References

External links

• Media related to Kamnik–Savinja Alps at Wikimedia Commons
• Kamnik–Savinja Alps on Hiking Trail