The Triglav Lakes Valley ( sl, Dolina Triglavskih jezer) is a rocky hanging valley in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, below the sheer sides of Mount Tičarica and Mount Zelnarica southwest of

Triglav Triglav (; german: Terglau; it, Tricorno), with an elevation of , is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. The mountain is the pre-eminent symbol of the Slovene nation. It is the centrepiece of Triglav Natio ...

. The valley is also called the Seven Lakes Valley (), although there are ten and not seven lakes in the valley. It is above the tree line and is geologically

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; therefore it has also been termed the Sea of Stone Valley ().

Lakes

The lowest lake is the Black Lake () at an elevation of above sea level; it is above the rocky slope of the Komarča Crag. The Alpine newt (''Ichthyosaura alpestris''), endemic to the Alps, lives in it. Below Mount Tičarica (elevation ) there are two interconnected lakes known as the Double Lake (). At an elevation of lies the Big Lake () or the Lake Ledvica (literally: Lake Kidney; ). It has the shape of a kidney and is the largest and the deepest of these lakes. The highest is the Podstenje Lake (), which is located at an elevation of .

Mountain huts

There are two mountain lodges in the Triglav Lakes Valley. The

Triglav Lakes Lodge The Triglav Lakes Lodge ( sl, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih)Planinsko društvo LJ-Matica (slo)
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(; ), owned by the Ljubljana-Matica Hilwalking Club, is located at its southern edge, whereas the

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(; ), operated by the Radeče Alpine Club, is located at its northern edge. They are two hours apart. They may be accessed from Bohinj over the

Komna Komna is a mountain karst plateau in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. It has an elevation from to . It has a triangular shape and rises above the Bohinj Basin. To the east, it continues into the Triglav Lakes Valley. The lowest measured t ...

Plateau (5 hours to the Triglav Lakes Lodge), from Bohinj over the Komarča Crag (3 hours), from the

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(3:30 hours), from Trenta (3 hours to the Central Sava Valley Lodge, and over Trebiščina Pasture (3:30 hours to the Central Sava Valley Lodge).

Cultural significance

The designer Marko Pogačnik stylised the Triglav Lakes Valley in the Slovenian coat of arms with two wavy lines under the silhouette of

References

External links

* {{coord, 46, 20, N, 13, 47, E, source:kolossus-frwiki, display=title Valleys in Upper Carniola Valleys of the Julian Alps Triglav National Park Sava basin Municipality of Bohinj Municipality of Bovec