Kot is an alpine valley in the
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 ...
in the
Upper Carniola region, northwestern
Slovenia
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. It is included in
Triglav National Park in its entirety.
Kot is one of three glacial alpine valleys near
Mojstrana
Mojstrana (; german: Meistern) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Geography
Mojstrana is located in the Upper Sava Valley at the point where Bistrica Creek joins the Sava River below the ...
, the others being
Vrata
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and
Krma
Krma is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. The entire valley lies in Triglav National Park.
Name
The name ''Krma'' is of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a substrate root such as *'' ...
. It is the starting point for many routes through the
Triglav National Park area and one of the easier and faster routes up Mount
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 ...
. It leads into the
Radovna Valley
The Radovna Valley ( sl, Radovna, ) is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, traditionally part of Upper Carniola. It is included in Triglav National Park in its entirety.
Geography
The Radovna Valley is surrounded by the ...
.
Valleys in Upper Carniola
Valleys of the Julian Alps
Municipality of Kranjska Gora
Triglav National Park
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