Porezen

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Mount Porezen
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Mount Porezen from Sorica
Highest point
Elevation 1,630 m (5,350 ft) [1]
Prominence 827 m (2,713 ft) [2]
Coordinates 46°10′39″N13°58′28″E / 46.17750°N 13.97444°E / 46.17750; 13.97444
Geography
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Mount Porezen
Alps
Location Gorizia region, Slovenia
Parent range Slovenian Prealps
Climbing
Easiest route from Cerkno through Poče

Mount Porezen is a mountain of the outlying Alps located in northwestern Slovenia. It is the highest summit of the Slovenian Prealps.

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Geography

The mountain belongs to the Gorizia Statistical Region.

Access to the summit

The suggested route for the mountain starts from Cerkno and climbs though Poce, following a marked footpath. [1]

There are also popular routes from Davča and Petrovo Brdo.

Maps

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References

  1. 1 2 To Porezen, 1,630m, article on www.slovenia.info (accessed in May 2012)
  2. "Porezen - peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.