Jôf Fuart () is a mountain of the

Julian Alps The Julian Alps (, , , , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large part of the Julian Alps is inclu ...

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, Italy. It lies in the far northeast of Italy, near the border with

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and is the second highest peak in the western Julian Alps after Jôf di Montasio. The mountain's name is a mistranslation of the original name ''Viš'', (from ''više'', meaning "higher" or ''višek'', "the summit, the peak, the top"), into the friulan "fuart", (like the italian ''forte,'' "strong") misinterpreted for the latin word ''vis'' ("power")''.'' Because of the steepness of its slopes on all sides, Jôf Fuart is a mountain for experienced climbers. The only marked path to the summit is on its southern side, its northern face is for climbers only. The nearest town is Tarvisio.

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Mountains of the Julian Alps Mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Two-thousanders of Italy {{FriuliVeneziaGiulia-mountain-stub