Julian Alps and Prealps

Julian Alps and Prealps
Slovene: Julijske Alpe v širšem smislu Italian: Alpi e Prealpi Giulie
Mount Triglav, the highest summit of the range
Highest point
Peak	Triglav
Elevation	2,864 m (9,396 ft)
Coordinates	46°23′00″N 13°53′00″E
Geography
Julian Alps and Prealps (section no. 34) within the Eastern Alps
Countries	Slovenia and Italy
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Slovenian Prealps, Carnic and Gailtal Alps, Julian Alps, Dinaric Alps and Venetian Plain
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny

The Julian Alps and Prealps (in Slovenian Julijske Alpe v širšem smislu, in Italian Alpi e Prealpi Giulie) are a mountain range in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia and in Italy.

Geography

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the Julian Alps and Prealps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way:^[1]

• main part = Eastern Alps
• major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
• section = Julian Alps
• code = II/C-34

Subdivision

The range are divided in two subsections:^[2]

• Julian Alps (SL: Julijskih Alp; IT: Alpi Giulie) - SOIUSA code:II/C-34.I;
• Julian Prealps (SL: Julijske Predalpe; IT: Prealpi Giulie) - SOIUSA code:II/C-34.II.

Notable summits

Mount Matajur (on the right), in the Julian Prealps

Some notable summits of the Julian Alps and Prealps are:

Name	metres	feet
Triglav	2,864	9,396
Jôf di Montasio	2,755	9,039
Škrlatica	2,740	8,990
Mangart	2,679	8,789
Jalovec	2,645	8,678
Razor	2,601	8,533
Kanin / Canin	2,582	8,471
Prisojnik	2,546	8,353
Rjavina	2,532	7,651
Špik	2,472	8,100
Monte Plauris	1,958	6,422
Cima Musi	1,878	6,160
Monte Cadin	1,818	5,963
Matajur / Baba	1,643	5,389

References

1. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
2. Tone Wraber, Goropisni atlas Alp; on-line article about SOIUSA: www.gore-ljudje.net (access date: 2012-04-27)