Slovene Prealps
The Slovene Prealps or the Slovenian Prealps are a group of mountain ranges in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia and, for a small part of their northernmost area, in Austria.Geography
According to SOIUSA the Slovene Prealps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way:
The Slovene Prealps are divided into three non-contiguous subsections:
- Western Slovene Prealps - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.I
- Eastern Slovene Prealps - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.II
- Northeastern Slovene Prealps - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.III
Two of these subsections include just one Alpine supergroup, and the third one is further subdivided in two supergroups:
- Western Slovene Prealps:
- * supergroup Škofjeloško-Cerkljansko-Polhograjsko-Rovtarsko hribovje - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.I-A
- Eastern Slovene Prealps:
- * supergroup Posavsko hribovje - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.II-A
- Northeastern Slovene Prealps:
- * supergroup Strojno s Pohorjem hribovje - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.III-A
- * supergroup Vitanjsko-Konjiško hribovje - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.III-B
Summits
The chief summits of the Slovene Prealps are:
| Name | metres | feet |
| Porezen | 1,630 | 5,347 |
| Crni vrh | 1,543 | 5,062 |
| Velika Kopa | 1,542 | 5,059 |
| Jezerski vrh | 1,537 | 5,043 |
| Mali Crni vrh | 1,533 | 5,029 |
| Mulejev vrh | 1,533 | 5,029 |
| Mala Kopa | 1,524 | 5,000 |
| Rogla | 1,517 | 4,977 |
| Žigartov vrh | 1,346 | 4,416 |
| Stari Vrh | 1,217 | 3,993 |
