Komna

Komna Plateau rises west of Lake Bohinj

Komna is a karst mountain plateau in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. It has an elevation from 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) to 1,750 metres (5,740 ft). It has a triangular shape and raises above the Bohinj Basin. To the east, it leads into the Triglav Lakes Valley.[1] The lowest unofficially measured temperatures in Slovenia have been recorded at Komna, reaching −49 °C (−56 °F) in January 2009.[2]

The Komna Mountain Hut is situated at Komna at an elevation of 1,520 metres (4,990 ft). It is owned by the Ljubljana–Matica Mountaineering Club.[3]

References

  1. Marjan, Javornik; Dermastia, Alenka, eds. (1991). "Komna". Enciklopedija Slovenije [Encyclopedia of Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Mladinska knjiga. p. 213.
  2. "Slovenski vremenski rekordi" [Slovenian Weather Records] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia. 26 October 2010.
  3. Grabrijan, Edo (28 June 2004). "Popotresna obnova Doma na Komni" [The Renovation of the Komna Mountain Hut After the Earthquake]. Gore-ljudje (in Slovenian).


Coordinates: 46°17′4.06″N 13°46′24.17″E / 46.2844611°N 13.7733806°E / 46.2844611; 13.7733806

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