Krn

Krn (pronounced [ˈkəɾn]; 2,244 metres or 7,362 feet) is a mountain of the southwestern Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. It is the highest mountain of the Krn Mountains. The mountain is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the Adriatic Sea. The Soča River flows west of the peak, and the smaller Lepenjica River northeast and the Tolminka River southwest of it. Krn has a mighty western wall, which can be best seen from Kobarid or Drežnica.

Krn
Northern side in winter
Highest point
Elevation2,244 m (7,362 ft)
Prominence605 m (1,985 ft)[1]
Coordinates46°15′59″N 13°39′32″E
Geography
Parent rangeJulian Alps
View of the village of Drežnica and Mt. Krn from the west
Lake Krn
View of the Krn Mountains from Mt. Kal: Mt. Vršič, Vrata Pass, Mt. Krnčica, Mt. Middle Peak and Mt. Krn

On the southern slope of the mountain lie the small villages of Vrsno, Krn, Drežnica, Drežniške Ravne, and Magozd. On the northern side lies Lake Krn, the largest glacial lake in Slovenia.

During the First World War, the Battles of the Isonzo took place in the area. The 3rd Regiment of Alpini had taken Mount Krn's peak on 16 June 1915 in a daring raid where the elite Italian unit climbed the peak's cliffs "with their boots swaddled in sacks of straw to reduce noise,"[2] some of them barefoot, and others wearing only socks,[3] and battled the Hungarian battalion of the 4th Honved Regiment.[3][4] "It was a glorious success, the first of the war, presaging others that never materialized."[5]

The top of neighbouring Mount Batognica (2,164 m or 7,100 ft) was blown off by an accidental weapon depot explosion. Many remnants from the war remain scattered around the peak.

Lodges
  • On the southern side near the top is the Gomišček Krn Lodge (Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu; 2,182 m or 7,159 ft);
  • On the northern side near the lake stands the Krn Lakes Lodge (Planinski dom pri Krnskih jezerih; 1,385 m or 4,544 ft);
  • On the Kuhinja Pasture stands the Kuhinja Pasture Lodge (Dom na planini Kuhinja; 991 m or 3,251 ft);
  • Below its northern slope, in Lepena, stands the Dr. Klement Jug Lepena Lodge (Dom dr. Klementa Juga v Lepeni; 700 m or 2,300 ft).

Access to the summit
  • 3 hours from Kuhinja Pasture
  • 5 hours from Dr. Klement Jug Lepena Lodge
  • 5 hours from Drežnica, via the Silvo Koren Route
  • 7¾ hours from the Savica Lodge over the Prehodavci Pass

Bibliography

Notes

  1. "Krn - peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. Thompson 2009, p. 72.
  3. The Illustrated London News, July 10, 1915, p. 37.
  4. Schindler 2001, p. 49.
  5. Thompson 2009, p. 73.

References

Literature
  • Planinski vodnik Julijske Alpe, PZS, 2003, ISBN 961-6156-47-0
  • Andrej Stritar, Vodnik Julijske Alpe - Gore nad Sočo, 1997, ISBN 961-6027-13-1
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