Kočna at high, is the second-highest

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps and the westernmost peak of the Grintovec Range ( sl, Grintovci). Its prominent and easily recognized peak is visible from far around. The mountain has two peaks: the higher Jezersko Kočna (''Jezerska Kočna'', ) and the nearby lower Kokra Kočna ( sl, Kokrska Kočna, ).

Name

The oronym ''Kočna'' is derived from the Slovenian common noun ''kočna'' '

cirque A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landf ...

', referring to a valley with an amphitheater-like head and also to the valley head itself with pastures and forests below the wall of a mountain, and was applied to the mountain via

metonymy Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Etymology The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name ...

. The common noun ''kočna'' itself is derived from the Slavic root ''*kǫtъ'' 'corner'. The name ''Kočna'' is also found as a settlement name for the nearby village of '' Kočna'' and in the derived name '' Podkočna''.

Starting points

Zgornje Jezersko Zgornje Jezersko (, literally 'Upper Jezersko'; german: Ober-Seeland) is a settlement and administrative centre of the Municipality of Jezersko in northern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional Slovenian Carinthia region and the Upper Carniola S ...

(889 m) *

Kamnik Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...

Kamnik Bistrica The Kamnik Bistrica ( sl, Kamniška Bistrica, ) is an Alpine river in northern Slovenia, a left tributary of the Sava River. It springs from the Kamnik Alps (part of the Southern Limestone Alps) near the border with Austria. It is long. The Kamn ...

(601 m) *

Kokra The Kokra () is a river of Slovenia. Originating in the Karawanks, the river is long. It flows into the Sava in Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approxima ...

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 ...

Routes

* 4½-5h: from

: the Suhadolnik Route * 3¼h: from the

Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni The Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni ( sl, Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh; ) is a mountain hostel that stands on the Spodnje Ravni Cirque above the Ravne Combe () below the northern part of Mount Grintovec and the Long Ridge (). It is named after ...

( sl, Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh; 1542 m): the Kremžar Route * 3½h: from the

Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle The Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle ( sl, Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu; ) is a mountain hostel that stands on Kokra Saddle (), part of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. It is named after the brothers Karl Zois (1756–1799), and Sigmund Zois (1747–1819) ...

( sl, Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu; 1793 m) * 1¾h: from the top of Mount Grintovec: the Šprem Route

References

External links

Mount Kočna on Geopedia

Jezersko Kočna Route Description and Photos
Hribi.net. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kocna Mountains of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps Two-thousanders of Slovenia