Mount Porezen is a mountain of the outlying
Alps
The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
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located in northwestern
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 ...
. It is the highest summit of the
Slovenian Prealps
The Slovene Prealps or the Slovenian Prealps (, , ) 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.
Geography
SOIUSA classification
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Geography
The mountain belongs to the
Gorizia Statistical Region
The Gorizia Statistical Region () is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy. It is named after the Italian town of Gorizia (the feminine adjective ''goriška'' comes from the Slovenian name for Gorizia: ''Gorica''). ...
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Access to the summit
The suggested route for the mountain starts from
Cerkno
Cerkno (; ; ) is a small town in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerkno.
Cerkno is a small but important local cultural ...
and climbs though
Poce, following a marked footpath.
There are also popular routes from
Davča and
Petrovo Brdo.
Maps
* ''Idrijsko in Cerkljansko'' (1:50,000 scale) and ''Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje'' (1:50,000 scale).
References
External links
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Cerkno Hills
One-thousanders of Slovenia
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of the Slovene Littoral
Mountains of Upper Carniola
Natura 2000 in Slovenia