Slovene Prealps

The Slovene Prealps or the Slovenian Prealps (Slovene: Slovenske Predalpe, Predalpska Slovenija, slovenski predalpski svet) are a group of mountain ranges in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia and, for a small part of their northernmost area, in Austria.

Slovene Prealps
Highest point
PeakPorezen
Elevation1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Coordinates46°10′39″N 13°58′28″E
Naming
Native name
Geography
Slovene Prealps (section no. 36) within the Eastern Alps
CountriesSlovenia and Austria
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onStyrian Prealps, Carinthian-Styrian Alps, Carinthian-Slovene Alps and Julian Alps and Prealps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

Geography

SOIUSA classification

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

Subdivision

The Slovene Prealps are divided into three non-contiguous subsections:

  • Western Slovene Prealps (Sl: Zahodne Slovenske Predalpe) - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.I
  • Eastern Slovene Prealps (Sl: Vzhodne Slovenske Predalpe) - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.II
  • Northeastern Slovene Prealps (Sl: Severovzhodne Slovenske Predalpe) - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.III

Two of these subsections include just one Alpine supergroup, and the third one is further subdivided in two supergroups:[2]

Summits

The chief summits of the Slovene Prealps are:

Namemetresfeet
Porezen1,6305,347
Crni vrh1,5435,062
Velika Kopa1,5425,059
Jezerski vrh1,5375,043
Mali Crni vrh1,5335,029
Mulejev vrh1,5335,029
Mala Kopa1,5245,000
Rogla1,5174,977
Žigartov vrh1,3464,416
Stari Vrh1,2173,993

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: 2012-03-29)
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