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The Julian Alps () are a mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 of the Southern Limestone Alps
Southern Limestone Alps

The Southern Limestone Alps are the mountain range of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition....
 that stretches from north-eastern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 to Slovenia
Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
, where they rise to 2,864 metres at the Triglav
Triglav

Triglav is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the Julian Alps. While its name, meaning "three-headed", can describe its shape as seen from the valley of Bohinj, the mountain may have been named after the Slavic god Triglav , although this hypothesis remains disputed, as the deity is not well understood and it is not documented whether it...
 mountain. They are named after Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
, who founded the municipium
Municipium

A municipium belonged to the second highest Social class of Ancient Rome cities, being inferior in status to the colonia . The first municipium was Tusculum....
 of Cividale del Friuli
Cividale del Friuli

Cividale del Friuli is a town in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northern Italy, 15 km by rail from Udine, whose province of Udine it belongs to....
 at the foot of the mountains. A large part of the Julian Alps is included in the Triglav National Park
Triglav National Park

Triglav National Park is a national park located in Slovenia. It was named after mount Triglav, a national symbol of Slovenia.Triglav is situated almost in the middle of the national park....
.

Its most important peak
Pyramidal peak

A pyramidal peak, or sometimes in its most extreme form called a glacial horn, is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation and frost weathering....
s are:



Important passes
Mountain pass

In a range of hills, or especially of mountain range, a pass is a saddle point in between two areas of higher elevation. If following the lowest possible route through a mountain range, a pass is locally the highest point on that route....
 of the Julians are:






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The Julian Alps () are a mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 of the Southern Limestone Alps
Southern Limestone Alps

The Southern Limestone Alps are the mountain range of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition....
 that stretches from north-eastern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 to Slovenia
Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
, where they rise to 2,864 metres at the Triglav
Triglav

Triglav is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the Julian Alps. While its name, meaning "three-headed", can describe its shape as seen from the valley of Bohinj, the mountain may have been named after the Slavic god Triglav , although this hypothesis remains disputed, as the deity is not well understood and it is not documented whether it...
 mountain. They are named after Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
, who founded the municipium
Municipium

A municipium belonged to the second highest Social class of Ancient Rome cities, being inferior in status to the colonia . The first municipium was Tusculum....
 of Cividale del Friuli
Cividale del Friuli

Cividale del Friuli is a town in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northern Italy, 15 km by rail from Udine, whose province of Udine it belongs to....
 at the foot of the mountains. A large part of the Julian Alps is included in the Triglav National Park
Triglav National Park

Triglav National Park is a national park located in Slovenia. It was named after mount Triglav, a national symbol of Slovenia.Triglav is situated almost in the middle of the national park....
.

Its most important peak
Pyramidal peak

A pyramidal peak, or sometimes in its most extreme form called a glacial horn, is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation and frost weathering....
s are:

  • Triglav
    Triglav

    Triglav is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the Julian Alps. While its name, meaning "three-headed", can describe its shape as seen from the valley of Bohinj, the mountain may have been named after the Slavic god Triglav , although this hypothesis remains disputed, as the deity is not well understood and it is not documented whether it...
     
  • Jôf di Montasio/Montaž; 2,755 m (9039 feet)
  • Škrlatica
    Škrlatica

    ?krlatica is a mountain in Slovenia Julian Alps. Its summit is at 2,740 m above sea level, and it is the second highest peak in Slovenia and third highest in Julian Alps ....
     2,740 m (8990 feet)
  • Mangart 2,679 m (8789 feet)
  • Jôf Fuart 2,666 m
  • Jalovec
    Jalovec

    Jalovec may refer to:*Jalovec, Prievidza in Slovakia*Jalovec, Liptovsk? Mikul? in Slovakia*Jalovec , a mountain in Slovenia's Julian Alps...
     2,645 m (8677 feet)
  • Razor 2,601 m (8533 feet)
  • Kanin 2,582 m (8471 feet)
  • Kanjavec 2,568 m (8425 feet)
  • Prisojnik
    Prisojnik

    Prisojnik or Prisank is a mountain in the Julian Alps in Slovenia. Its summit is at 2,547 m above sea level....
     2,546 m (8353 feet)
  • Prestreljenik 2,500 m (8202 feet)
  • Špik
    Špik

    ?pik is a mountain in Slovenia Julian Alps. Its summit is at 2,472 m above sea level. The mountain has been named after its pointed shape....
     2,472 m (8110 feet)
  • Tošc 2,275 m (7464 feet)
  • Krn 2,244 m (7362 feet)


Important passes
Mountain pass

In a range of hills, or especially of mountain range, a pass is a saddle point in between two areas of higher elevation. If following the lowest possible route through a mountain range, a pass is locally the highest point on that route....
 of the Julians are:
  • Vršic
    Vršic

    Vr?ic is a high mountain pass across the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia.Its name derives from the diminutive form of the word "vrh," Slovene language for "peak;" its German language name was Mojstrovka....
    , 1,611 m (5,826 feet), links the Sava valley and Soca valley. It is the highest mountain road pass in Slovenia
    Slovenia

    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
    .
  • Predil Pass (Villach
    Villach

    Villach is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River and represents an important Junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region....
    /Beljak by Tarvisio
    Tarvisio

    Tarvisio is a town in Italy located in the northeastern part of the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the province of Udine, in the Val Canale, at the border of both Austria and Slovenia....
    /Trbiž and Bovec
    Bovec

    Bovec is a small alpine town in northwestern Slovenia. Bovec lies in the Bovec basin in the Soca valley below the Kanin mountains in the Julian Alps....
     to Gorizia
    Gorizia

    Gorizia is a town in northeastern Italy, at the foot of the Alps and bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce....
    /Gorica), paved road 1,156 m (3,792 feet)
  • Hrušica/Birnbaumerwald (Ljubljana
    Ljubljana

    Ljubljana is the capital city of Slovenia and its largest town. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants....
     to Gorizia/Gorica), paved road 883 m (2,897 feet)
  • Saifnitz or Pontebba Pass/Tabeljski prelaz (Villach/Beljak by Tarvisio
    Tarvisio

    Tarvisio is a town in Italy located in the northeastern part of the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the province of Udine, in the Val Canale, at the border of both Austria and Slovenia....
    /Trbiž and Pontebba
    Pontebba

    Pontebba is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is located about 100 km northwest of Trieste and about 50 km north of Udine, on the border with Austria....
    /Tablja to Udine
    Udine

    Udine is a city in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border....
    /Videm), railway, paved road, Autobahn
    Autobahn

    is the German language word for a major high-speed road restricted to motor vehicles capable of driving at least and having full control of access, similar to a motorway or freeway in English-speaking countries....
    /autostrada/avtocesta 797 m (2,615 feet)


See also

  • Triglav Lakes Valley
    Triglav Lakes Valley

    The Triglav Lakes Valley is a rocky hanging valley in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, below the sheer sides of mountains Ticarica and Zelnarica to the southwest of Triglav....
  • Triglav National Park
    Triglav National Park

    Triglav National Park is a national park located in Slovenia. It was named after mount Triglav, a national symbol of Slovenia.Triglav is situated almost in the middle of the national park....


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