Olševa

#145 among destinations in Slovenia

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Olševa is a ridge mountain in the eastern part of the Karawanks near the border with Austria. The mountain separates Carinthia from Styria. Its highest point, Govca, is 1,929 meters high. Other peaks along the 5-kilometer ridge are Obel kamen on the western side, and Smooth Peak and Pretty Peak on the eastern part. About 200 meters below Obel kamen lies Potok Cave, an archaeological site from the Stone Age. ()

Elevation: 6329 ftProminence: 1936 ftCoordinates: 46°26'59"N, 14°41'23"E

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KoroškaSlovenia

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Olševa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Potok Cave, Raduha Mountain, Koča na Loki pod Raduho, Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj.

1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Potok Cave, Solčava
26 min walk • Potok Cave is a cave in northern Slovenia, declared a high-elevation archaeological and paleontological site, occupied approximately 35,000 years BP by anatomically modern humans of the Aurignacian culture during the Upper Paleolithic. The cave is named after the Potok Farm in Podolševa.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Raduha Mountain
92 min walk • Raduha is a mountain in the eastern part of Kamnik–Savinja Alps in northern Slovenia.
4.3 miSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Koča na Loki pod Raduho
110 min walk • The Loka Lodge at Raduha is a mountain hostel that stands on the Loka Plateau in northern Slovenia. It is open from the start of June to the end of August.
7.4 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj, Logar Valley
188 min walk • The Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj is a mountain lodge that stands above the Logar Valley in northern Slovenia. It is surrounded by the following peaks: Cold Mountain, Styria Mount Rinka, Carinthia Mount Rinka, and Mount Turska. Nearby is 80-meter Rinka Falls.
5.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Rinka Falls, Solčava
152 min walk • Rinka Falls is a waterfall in the Logar Valley, in the Municipality of Solčava in northern Slovenia. It is the source of the Savinja River. It has been proclaimed a natural heritage feature. Rinka Falls is one of the most beautiful and best-known waterfalls in Slovenia. It is also a popular tourist destination.
5.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Krofička
143 min walk • Krofička is a mountain in the eastern part of the Kamnik Alps. Together with Ute Peak and nearby Strelovec Peak, it forms a barrier between the Logar Valley and the Roban Cirque.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Matk Cirque
123 min walk • The Matk Cirque, in older sources also the Jezera Valley is an Alpine glacial valley in Slovenia.
2.8 miNE
Church
St. Anne's Church
71 min walk • St. Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Koprivna in the Municipality of Črna na Koroškem, northern Slovenia. The altar of the Black Madonna dates to the 14th century.
5.6 miSW
46°22'42"N • 14°38'2"E
Koča na Klemenči jami pod Ojstrico, Logar Valley
143 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut
3.1 miSE
46°25'25"N • 14°44'36"E
Koča v Grohatu pod Raduho
80 min walk • Alpine hut, Hiking
5.7 miNE
46°29'28"N • 14°47'38"E
Planinski dom na Peci
146 min walk • Alpine hut, Hiking