Skuta (, ) is the third-highest peak in the

Kamnik Alps Kamnik (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, ninth-l ...

and is known for the Skuta Glacier, which is the easternmost

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in the

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. A mountain lodge, operated by the

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, stands below Skuta.

Name

Although the Slovene common noun ''skuta'' refers to a

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-like cheese, there is no evidence that this word is the source of the mountain's name.

References

External links

Skuta on hribi.net Route Description and Photos (slo)

Skuta on SummitPost.org
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