Skuta

Skuta

Skuta, July 2005
Elevation 2,532 m (8,307 ft)
Location
Location Slovenia
Range Kamnik–Savinja Alps
Coordinates 46°21′50″N 14°33′11″E / 46.36389°N 14.55306°E

Skuta (pronounced [ˈskuːta]) is the third-highest peak in the Kamnik Alps and is known for its glacier, which is the easternmost in the Alps.

Name

Although the Slovene common noun skuta refers to a ricotta-like cheese, there is no evidence that this word is the source of the mountain's name.[1]

Notes

  1. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 378.

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