Raduha () is a

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in the eastern part of

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in northern

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Geography

It is separated from its main group by the

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Gorge. It has relatively flat top in the northeast–southwest direction. Its lower peaks are Jelovec (), Lanež (), and Little Raduha (''Mala Raduha'', ), and the highest peak is Big Raduha (''Velika Raduha'', ). The Loka Lodge (; ) stands east of the summit. The highest-elevation

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(), lies on the western side. The western and northern parts are rocky. It is the site of the Grohat mountain pasture with the Grohat Lodge (, ).

Name

Raduha was attested in written sources in 1426 as ''Radoch''. It is based on the

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''Radoh'', derived from a Slavic personal name such as ''*Radoslavъ''.Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 345.

Starting points

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Routes

* 3h: from Rogovilc, over the southeastern ridge * 1½h: from the Loka Pasture, the southern course * 1½h: from the Loka Pasture, via the Durce Notch * 1½h: from the Grohat Pasture, via the Durce Notch * 1h: from the Grohat Pasture, via the northern plains

References

* Slovenska planinska pot, Planinski vodnik, PZS, 2012, Milenko Arnejšek-Prle, Andraž Poljanec

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