Å krlatica, historically also known as Suhi plaz ("Dry Avalanche"), is a mountain in the
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
n
Julian Alps
The Julian Alps ( sl, Julijske Alpe, it, Alpi Giulie, , ) 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. A large pa ...
. With its summit at 2,740m above sea level, it is the second highest peak in Slovenia (after
Triglav
Triglav (; german: Terglau; it, Tricorno), with an elevation of , is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. The mountain is the pre-eminent symbol of the Slovene nation. It is the centrepiece of Triglav Natio ...
at 2,864m) and the third highest in the Julian Alps as a whole (after Triglav and
Jôf di Montasio / Montaž at 2,754m).
The mountain's name is the feminine adjectival form of the
Slovene word ', a
cognate
In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...
of "scarlet," referring to the dramatic reddish-purple shade of the steep northwestern rockface in the reddish light of sunset. The alternate name ''Suhi plaz'' refers to a
scree
Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall. Landforms associated with these materials are often called talus deposits. Talus deposits typically ha ...
below Mount Spodnji Rokav.
The first recorded ascent of Å krlatica was made from the southern side on 24 August 1880 by
Julius Kugy
Julius Kugy (19 July 1858 – 5 February 1944) was a mountaineer, writer, botanist, humanist, lawyer and officer of Slovenian descent. He wrote mostly in German. He is renowned for his travelogues from opening up the Julian Alps, in which he refle ...
, accompanied by the mountain guide Andrej Komac and the hunter Matija Kravanja.
References
External links
*
Å krlatica on hribi.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skrlatica
Mountains of the Julian Alps
Two-thousanders of Slovenia