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The Kanin Mountains or the Canin MountainsVisoki Kanin in Geopedia
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Resian The Resian dialect or simply Resian (self-designation Standard , Bila , Osoanë , Solbica ; sl, rezijansko narečje , ; ) is a distinct variety in the South Slavic continuum, generally considered a Slovene dialect spoken in the Resia Valley, ...

: ''Ćanen'', fur, Mont Cjanine), mostly simply Kanin or Canin, are a mountain range in the Western Julian Alps, on the border of

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 ...

and

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. Their highest summit, High Kanin ( sl, Visoki Kanin, it, Monte Canin Alto) is 2,587 m above sea level. They separate the upper

Soča The Soča ( in Slovene) or Isonzo ( in Italian; other names fur, Lusinç, german: Sontig, la, Aesontius or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy (). An Alpine river in character, its source lies i ...

Valley in Slovenia from the Resia Valley in Italy. On the Slovenian side of the mountain range, which is part of the

Municipality of Bovec The Municipality of Bovec ( or ; sl, Občina Bovec) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its center is the town of Bovec. , its mayor is Valter Mlekuž. Geography The northern parts of the municipality up the Trenta Valley to the peaks o ...

, lies a major ski resort, the highest in the country. Among a number of shafts,

Vrtoglavica Cave Vrtiglavica, also Vrtoglavica (both from Slovene ''vrtoglavica'' 'vertigo'), is a karst shaft on the Kanin Plateau, part of the Kanin Mountains, Western Julian Alps, on the Slovene side of the border between Slovenia and Italy Italy ( ...

holds the record for having the deepest single vertical drop ( pitch) of any cave on earth, at a depth of . The Kanin Mountains are an important identity symbol of the people of the

Resia Valley Resia may refer to: __NOTOC__ Locations in northern Italy South Tyrol * Resia, a frazione (subdivision) of the village Graun im Vinschgau * Reschen Pass ( it, Passo di Resia, link=no), a border pass connecting Italy and Austria * Reschensee, ( it ...

, and several popular songs in the

Resian dialect The Resian dialect or simply Resian (self-designation Standard , Bila , Osoanë , Solbica ; sl, rezijansko narečje , ; ) is a distinct variety in the South Slavic continuum, generally considered a Slovene dialect spoken in the Resia Valley, P ...

are dedicated to this group, which the locals call ''Höra ta Ćanïnawa'', or simply ''Ćanen''.

Routes

* 2½ hrs From D Postaja (The D-station of the

Gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate sup ...

), a challenging marked route. * 5 hrs From B Postaja (The B-station of the

), a very challenging marked route. * 6¼ hrs From the

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 C ...

pass, climbing the

via ferrata A via ferrata ( Italian for "iron path", plural ''vie ferrate'' or in English ''via ferratas'') is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other locations. The term "via ferrata" is used in most countries and languages except ...

Rosalba Grasselli, a very challenging marked route. * 4¾ hrs From the Sella Nevea pass, climbing the via ferrata Divisione Julia, a very challenging marked route.

References

External links

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Kanin on Geopedia
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Kanin Ski Resort

Visoki Kanin on Hribi.net, Routes and Photos (slo)
Mountains of the Julian Alps Mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy–Slovenia border International mountains of Europe Two-thousanders of Italy Two-thousanders of Slovenia

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