Julian Alps, Triglav National Park

Name: Julian Alps
Address: Triglav National Park, Slovenia

#15 among attractions in Triglav National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Julian Alps are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia and of the former Yugoslavia. A large part of the Julian Alps is included in Triglav National Park. The second highest peak of the range, the 2,755 m high Jôf di Montasio, lies in Italy. ()

Local name: Julijske Alpe Area: 2906.57 mi²Maximum elevation: 9396 ftCoordinates: 46°22'0"N, 13°49'0"E

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Triglav National Park Slovenia

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Julian Alps – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aljaž Tower, Kanjavec, Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Koča na Doliču.

1.2 miNE
Tower
Aljaž Tower, Triglav National Park
32 min walk • Aljaž Tower or the Triglav Tower is a tower, a storm shelter and a triangulation point on the summit of Mount Triglav in northwestern Slovenia. Along with Triglav, it is a landmark of Slovenia and a symbol of the Slovenehood. The tower was designed by Jakob Aljaž, a priest in the Upper Carniolan village of Dovje, who also had it erected.
0.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kanjavec, Triglav National Park
17 min walk • Kanjavec is a 2,569-metre mountain in the center of Triglav National Park. It lies between the Dolič Pass at 2,164 m, the Hribarice Pass at 2,306 m and the Prehodavci Pass at 2071 m. Kanjavec is also a popular ski touring destination. From the summit, there is a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.
1.3 miSW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Triglav National Park
33 min walk • Zasavska Koča na PreHodavih - a tourist hostel at a scenic hill just above the PreHodavci Pass, through which the trail from Trenta leads to the Valley of Triglavski Lakes. It was built in 1954 on the foundations of the Italian border guard. The shelter is managed by PD Radeče and is supplied from the beginning of July to the end of September.
~960 ftSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Koča na Doliču, Triglav National Park
5 min walk • Tržaška Koča na Dolič - a tourist hostel that lies on the Dolič pass between Kanjavc and Šmarjetna Glava. The first Rifugio Napoleone Cozzi hostel, which the Italians woke on September 14, 1930, in 1951 destroyed a snow avalanche. The new hostel was built a little higher and opened on July 26, 1953.