Storžič (; ) is the highest mountain in the western part of the

Kamnik–Savinja Alps The Kamnik–Savinja Alps ( sl, Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. They lie in northern Slovenia, except for the northernmost part, which lies in Austria. The western part of the range was named the Ka ...

. The top is a nicely shaped cone ( sl, storž), from which the mountain got its name. Storžič has a good panoramic view. To the south are the

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, Mount Krim, the Javornik Hills, Mount Snežnik, the Nanos Plateau, and the Škofja Loka Hills. To the west are 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 p ...

with prominent

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 Nati ...

. To the north are the

Karawanks The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks ( sl, Karavanke; german: Karawanken, ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east–west dir ...

with Mount Stol, Mount Begunjščica, and Mount Košuta. To the east are the Jezersko Cirque, Mount Grintovec, the

Kalce Ridge The Kalce Ridge ( sl, Kalški greben) is a mountain of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps in northern Slovenia. It is the highest peak of the Krvavec The Krvavec Ski Resort is the second-largest Slovenian ski resort, located in the Municipality of Ce ...

and Mount Krvavec.

Starting points

* Bašelj (

Preddvor Preddvor (; german: Höflein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Preddvo ...

) * Gozd (

Tržič Tržič (; german: Neumarktl) is a town in northern Slovenia, close to the Austrian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Tržič. Geography The town is located within the historic Upper Carniola region on the Tržič Bistrica River ...

) * Lom pod Storžičem (Tržič) *

Spodnje Jezersko Spodnje Jezersko (; literally, 'Lower Jezersko') is a settlement in the Municipality of Jezersko in Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It ...

( Jezersko) * Trstenik ( Kranj)

Routes

* 4 h: from the Storžič Lodge ( sl, Dom pod Storžičem, ), over ''Male Poljane'' via ''Psico'' * 3½ h: from the Storžič Lodge (), over ''Škarjeve peči'' * 3 h: from the Storžič Lodge (), through ''Žrelo'', over ''Transverzala'' * 1¾ h: from Planinski dom na Kališču hut (), over ''Transverzala'' * 4½ h: from Zavetišče v Gozdu hut (), passing '' Mala Poljana'' * 4½ h: from

, over Bašelj Peak (''Bašeljskiski vrh'') * 3½ h: from Trstenik, passing ''Velika Poljana'' or Javornik * 3 h: from Bašelj, passing ''Koče nad Malo Pečjo'' over ridge on an unmarked route

External links

Storžič route description

Storžič on hribi.net Route Description and Photos (slo)

Summitpost.org

Storžič on kamdoalp.cz - hike description, photos, gpx file to download (cs)
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