Raduha (mountain)

Raduha is located in Slovenia
Raduha
Raduha
Slovenia
The western side of Raduha

Raduha (pronounced [ˈɾaːduxa]) is a mountain in the eastern part of Kamnik–Savinja Alps in northern Slovenia.

Geography

It is separated from its main group by the Savinja Gorge. It has relatively flat top in the northeast–southwest direction. Its lower peaks are Jelovec (1,845 metres or 6,053 feet), Lanež (1,925 m or 6,316 ft), and Little Raduha (Mala Raduha, 2,029 m or 6,657 ft), and the highest peak is Big Raduha (Velika Raduha, 2,062 m or 6,765 ft). The Loka Lodge (Slovene: Koča na Loki; 1,534 m or 5,033 ft) stands east of the summit. The highest-elevation show cave in Slovenia, Snow Cave (Slovene: Snežna jama), lies on the western side. The western and northern parts are rocky. It is the site of the Grohat mountain pasture with the Grohat Lodge (Slovene: Koča na Grohatu pod Raduho, 1,460 m or 4,790 ft).

Name

Raduha was attested in written sources in 1426 as Radoch. It is based on the hypocorism Radoh, derived from a Slavic personal name such as *Radoslavъ.[1]

Starting points

  • Solčava (660 m or 2,170 ft)
  • Luče (520 m or 1,710 ft)

Routes

  • 3h: from Rogovilc, over the southeastern ridge
  • 1½h: from the Loka Pasture, the southern course
  • 1½h: from the Loka Pasture, via the Durce Notch
  • 1½h: from the Grohat Pasture, via the Durce Notch
  • 1h: from the Grohat Pasture, via the northern plains

See also

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 345.
  • Slovenska planinska pot, Planinski vodnik, PZS, 2012, Milenko Arnejšek-Prle, Andraž Poljanec ISBN 978-961-6870-04-7

External links

  • Media related to Raduha (mountain) at Wikimedia Commons
  • Routes, Description & Photos