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The Kanin Mountains or the Canin Mountains ( Resian: ''Ćanen'', (, ), mostly simply Kanin or Canin, are a mountain range in the Western Julian Alps, on the border of

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

and

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

. Their highest summit, High Kanin (, ) is 2,587 m above sea level, while the adjoining Little Kanin (''Mali Kanin'') is 2571 m; the pair are respectively the 12th and 13th tallest peaks in Slovenia. The Kanin range separates Slovenia's upper

Soča Soča (, in Slovene) or Isonzo (, in Italian; other names: ; ; or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy (). An Alpine river in character, its source lies in the Trenta Valley in the Julian Alps ...

Valley from Italy's Resia Valley. The Slovenian side of the range is part of the

Municipality of Bovec The Municipality of Bovec ( or ; ) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its center is the town of Bovec. , its mayor is Valter Mlekuž. Geography The northern parts of the municipality up the Trenta Valley to the peaks of Mts. Mangart, J ...

and hosts the highest ski resort in the country, while the Italian side is part of Udine Province and hosts the

Sella Nevea Sella Nevea (, , ), at an altitude of , is a high mountain pass in the Julian Alps, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeast Italy. Sella Nevea also lends its name to a ''frazione'' of the Chiusaforte municipality and the nearby Kanin-Sel ...

resort. The

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

landscape features a number of pits, shafts, and other erosion features, with

Vrtoglavica Cave Vrtiglavica, also Vrtoglavica (both from Slovene ''vrtoglavica'' 'vertigo'), is a karst shaft on the Kanin Plateau, part of the Kanin Mountains, Western Julian Alps, on the Slovene side of the border between Slovenia and Italy. It has the de ...

holding the record for having the deepest single vertical drop ( pitch) of any cave on earth, at a depth of . The Kanin Mountains are an important identity symbol of the people of the Resia Valley, and several popular songs in the

Resian dialect The Resian dialect or simply Resian (self-designation Standard , Bila , Osoanë , Solbica ; , ; ) is a distinct variety in the South Slavic continuum, generally considered a Slovene dialect spoken in the Resia Valley, Province of Udine, Italy, ...

are dedicated to this group, which the locals call ''Höra ta Ćanïnawa'', or simply ''Ćanen''.

Routes

* 2½ hrs From D Postaja (The D-station of the

Gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...

), a challenging marked route. * 5 hrs From B Postaja (The B-station of the

), a very challenging marked route. * 6¼ hrs From the

pass, climbing the

via ferrata A via ferrata (Italian language, Italian for "iron path", plural ''vie ferrate'' or in English ''via ferratas'') is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other Alpine locations. The protection includes steel fixtures such as ...

Rosalba Grasselli, a very challenging marked route. * 4¾ hrs From the Sella Nevea pass, climbing the via ferrata Divisione Julia, a very challenging marked route.

References

External links

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Kanin on Geopedia
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Kanin Ski Resort

Visoki Kanin on Hribi.net, Routes and Photos (slo)
Mountains of the Julian Alps Mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy–Slovenia border International mountains of Europe Two-thousanders of Italy Two-thousanders of Slovenia