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South-Eastern Alps

The chief peaks of the South-Eastern Alps, east of the Monte Croce Pass, fall into five small groups, the Julian Alps, Carnic Alps, Karavanke (Karawanken), Kamnik Alps and Savinja Alps -- each peak and pass being distinguished by one of the initial letters "J," "C", "K", "KA" or "S".

Triglav (J) 2.864 m (9.396 feet)
Grintovec (KA) 2.558 m (8.392 feet)
Monte Coglians (C) 2.782 m (9.128 feet)
Prestreljenik (J) 2.500 m (8.202 feet)
Kellerwand (C) 2.775 m (9.105 feet)
Ojstrica (S) 2.350 m (7.710 feet)
Jof del Montasio (J) 2755 m (9.039 feet)
Tosc (J) 2.275 m (7.464 feet)
Cima dei Preti (C) 2.703 m (8.868 feet)
Monte Cavallo (C) 2.251 m (7.386 feet)
Monte Paralba (C) 2.691 m (8.829 feet)
Krn (J) 2.244 m (7.362 feet)
Mangart (J) 2.679 m (8.789 feet)
Stol (K) 2.236 m (7.336 feet)
Jalovec (J) 2.645 m (8.677 feet)
Dobrac (C) 2.170 m (7.120 feet)
Razor (J) 2.601 m (8.533 feet)   Kepa (K) 2.143 m (7.031 feet)
Kanin (J) 2.582 m (8.471 feet)
Storžič (KA) 2.132 m (6.995 feet)
Monte Cridola (C) 2.581 m (8.468 feet)   Raduha (S) 2.062 m (6.765 feet)
Kanjavec (J) 2.568 m (8.425 feet)   Velika Kapa (K) 1.542 m (5.059 feet)


The chief passes of the South-Eastern Alps, east of the Monte Croce Pass, are:

Oefnerjoch (Forno Avoltri to St Lorenzen in the Gail Valley), foot path (C) 2.301 m (7.550 feet)
Wolayer Pass (same to Mauthen), foot path (C) 1.922 m (6.306 feet)
Loibl Pass or Ljubelj (Klagenfurt to Ljubljana), carriage road (K) 1.370 m (4.495 feet)
Plocken Pass (Tolmezzo to Mauthen), bridle path (C) 1.360 m (4.462 feet)
Predil Pass (Villach by d'arvis and Flitsch to Gorizia), carriage road (J) 970 m (3.183 feet)
Birnbaumerwald (Ljubljana to Gorizia), carriage road (J) 883 m (2.897 feet)
Saifnitz or Pontebba Pass (Villach by Tarvisio and Pontebba to Udine), railway 797 m (2.615 feet)
(from an old encyclopedia)
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