Mount Prestreljenik ( it, Monte Forato) is a mountain in the western range of 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 Tolmin region of Slovenia on the Italian–Slovenian border. It is the second-highest peak in the central part of the Kanin group. Prestreljenik is known for the Window (''Okno''), an erosion-arch feature located on its western ridge. This aperture is the source of both of the mountain's local

endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

s; ''Prestreljenik'' means 'shot-through' in Slovene, and ''Forato'' is Italian for 'pierced' The peak is accessible via the eastern ridge from the Petar Skalar Lodge, or by a different route via either

Bovec Bovec ( or ; , german: Flitsch, fur, Plèz) is a town in the Littoral region in northwestern Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the central settlement of the Municipality of Bovec. Geography Bovec is located from the capital Ljublj ...

or (crossing the Italian border)

Sella Nevea Sella Nevea ( fur, Nevee, german: Neveasattel, sl, Na Žlebeh), at an altitude of , is a high mountain pass in the Julian Alps, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeast Italy. Sella Nevea also lends its name to a ''frazione'' of the Chiu ...

and the Celso Gilberti Chalet. In winter the peak is a popular destination for alpine skiers. Okno Prestreljenik

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