Raduha (mountain)

Mountain in Slovenia

"Raduha" redirects here. For the article about the settlement, see Raduha, Luče.

Raduha

Highest point
Elevation| 2,062 m (6,765 ft)
Coordinates| 46°24′34″N 14°44′14″E﻿ / ﻿46.40944°N 14.73722°E﻿ / 46.40944; 14.73722
Geography

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

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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

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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

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

## Routes

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* 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

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* Slovene Mountain Hiking Trail

## References

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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

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