Krn

Krn
Northern side in winter
Highest point
Elevation	2,244 m (7,362 ft)
Prominence	605 m (1,985 ft) [1]
Coordinates	46°15′58.752″N 13°39′31″E / 46.26632000°N 13.65861°E / 46.26632000; 13.65861Coordinates: 46°15′58.752″N 13°39′31″E / 46.26632000°N 13.65861°E / 46.26632000; 13.65861
Geography
Krn Slovenia
Parent range	Julian Alps

View of the village of Drežnica and Mt. Krn from the west

Lake Krn

Mt. Vršič, Vrata Pass, Mt. Krnčica, Mt. Middle Peak and Mt. Krn from Kal

Krn^[2] (pronounced [ˈkəɾn]; Italian: Monte Nero; 2244 m) is a mountain of the southwestern Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. The mountain is located about 50 km from the Adriatic Sea. The Soča River flows to the west of the peak, and the smaller Lepenjica River to the northeast and the Tolminka River to the southwest. Krn has a mighty western wall, which is best viewed from Kobarid or Drežnica.

On the southern side of the mountain lie the small villages of Vrsno, Krn, Drežnica, Drežniške Ravne and Magozd. On the northern side lies Lake Krn, the largest glacial lake in Slovenia.

During the First World War the Battles of the Isonzo took place in the area. The top of the neighbouring mountain Batognica (2164 m) was blown off because of an accidental weapon depot explosion. A lot of remnants from the war remain scattered around the peak.

Huts

• On the southern side near the top is a hut called Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu (2182 m)
• On the northern side near the lake lies the Planinski dom pri Krnskih jezerih hut (1385 m)
• On Planina Kuhinja lies the Dom na planini Kuhinja hut (991 m)
• Near Lepena on the northern side is the Dom dr. Klementa Juga v Lepeni hut (700 m)

Routes to the summit

• 3hrs from Planina Kuhinja
• 5hrs from Dom dr. Klementa Juga v Lepeni
• 5hrs from Drežnica, on the Silvo Koren route
• 7¾hrs from Koča pri Savici over Prehodci

References

Literature

• Planinski vodnik Julijske Alpe, PZS, 2003, ISBN 961-6156-47-0
• Andrej Stritar, Vodnik Julijske Alpe - Gore nad Sočo, 1997, ISBN 961-6027-13-1

External links

• Media related to Krn at Wikimedia Commons
• Krn on Facebook
• SummitPost: Krn
• Krn on Hribi.net Routes and photos
• Virtual panoramas. Burger.si
• Krn