Julian Alps

	Julian Alps
	Range
	The Eastern Julian Alps and Mount Triglav
Countries	Italy, Slovenia
Part of	Southern Limestone Alps
Highest point	Triglav
- elevation	2,864 m (9,396 ft)
- coordinates	46°23′N 13°50′E / 46.383°N 13.833°E
	Location of the Julian Alps

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The Julian Alps (Slovene: Julijske Alpe, Italian: Alpi Giulie) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav. They are named after Julius Caesar, who founded the municipium of Cividale del Friuli at the foot of the mountains. A large part of the Julian Alps is included in Triglav National Park.

[edit] Peaks

The park's most important peaks are:

Triglav 2,864 m (9,396 ft)
Jôf di Montasio 2,755 m (9,039 ft)
Škrlatica 2,740 m (8,990 ft)
Mangart 2,679 m (8,789 ft)
Jôf Fuart 2,666 m (8,747 ft)
Jalovec 2,645 m (8,678 ft)
Razor 2,601 m (8,533 ft)
Kanin 2,582 m (8,471 ft)
Kanjavec 2,568 m (8,425 ft)
Prisojnik 2,546 m (8,353 ft)
Prestreljenik 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Špik 2,472 m (8,110 ft)
Tosc 2,275 m (7,464 ft)
Krn 2,244 m (7,362 ft)

The Julian Alps seen from the Vršič Pass.

Important passes of the Julian Alps are:

The Vršič Pass, 1,611 m (5,826 feet), links the Sava and Soča valleys. It is the highest mountain road pass in Slovenia.
The Predil Pass (links Villach via Tarvisio and Bovec to Gorizia), paved road 1,156 m (3,792 feet)
The Hrušica Plateau at the Postojna Gate: (links Ljubljana to Gorizia), paved road 883 m (2,897 feet)
The Pontebba Pass (links Villach via Tarvisio and Pontebba to Udine), railway, paved road, 797 m (2,615 feet)