Škrlatica map

Škrlatica

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2 740 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

977 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

About

Škrlatica, historically also known as Suhi plaz ("Dry Avalanche"), is a mountain in the Slovenian Julian Alps. With its summit at 2,740m above sea level, it is the second-highest peak in Slovenia (after Triglav at 2,864m) and the third highest in the Julian Alps as a whole (after Triglav and Jôf di Montasio / Montaž at 2,754m).

The mountain's name is the feminine adjectival form of the Slovene word škrlat, a cognate of "scarlet," referring to the dramatic reddish-purple shade of the steep northwestern rockface in the reddish light of sunset. The alternate name Suhi plaz refers to a scree below Mount Spodnji Rokav.

The first recorded ascent of Škrlatica was from the southern side on 24 August 1880 by Julius Kugy, accompanied by the mountain guide Andrej Komac and the hunter Matija Kravanja.

There's an alpine trail (T4) leading to the summit.

The nearest mountain hut is Bivak I v Veliki Dnini located 621m/2 037ft NNW of the summit.

By elevation Škrlatica is

# 2 out of 9254 in Slovenia
# 2 out of 643 in Triglav National Park
# 3 out of 1536 in the Julian Alps and Prealps

By prominence Škrlatica is

# 8 out of 9254 in Slovenia
# 3 out of 643 in Triglav National Park
# 6 out of 1536 in the Julian Alps and Prealps