Vršič

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Vršič pass

Vršič Pass
Elevation 1611 m
Location Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Range Julian Alps

Vršič (or Vršič Pass) (el. 1611 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Julian Alps in western Slovenia.

The pass is the highest in Slovenia, rising from Kranjska Gora in a series of 48 hairpin bends and traversing the high mountains on the Slovenian-Italian-Austrian border before descending into the Soča (Isonzo) valley.

At an altitude of around 1200 metres just off the main road is a remote Russian chapel and further on at the high point of the pass there is the Tičarjev dom mountain hut, where it is possible to buy refreshments or stay overnight.

View from the Vršič Pass
View from the Vršič Pass