Škrlatica

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title: "Škrlatica" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-the-julian-alps", "two-thousanders-of-slovenia"] description: "Mountain in Slovenia" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-the-julian-alps" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škrlatica" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Slovenia ::

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Field	Value
name	Škrlatica
photo	Skrlatica2.JPG
photo_caption	Škrlatica
elevation_m	2740
elevation_ref
prominence_m	982
prominence_ref
listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
location	Slovenia
range	Julian Alps
coordinates
coordinates_ref
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| name = Škrlatica | photo = Skrlatica2.JPG | photo_caption = Škrlatica | elevation_m = 2740 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 982 | prominence_ref = | listing = Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m | location = Slovenia | range = Julian Alps | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route =

Škrlatica, historically also known as Suhi plaz, is a mountain in the Slovenian Julian Alps. With its summit at 2,740m above sea level, it is the second-highest peak in Slovenia (after Triglav at 2,864m) and the third highest in the Julian Alps as a whole (after Triglav and Jôf di Montasio / Montaž at 2,754m).

Despite its height, the mountain has a low prominence, as its peak is part of a long, curtain-like ridge.

Name

The name Škrlatica is a dialect development from *Škriljatica, derived from škril 'stone slab', referring to a mountain with many stone slabs. The name is unrelated to the Slovene color word škrlat 'scarlet'. The mountain's archaic name, Suhi plaz, pertains to an avalanche-prone scree below the Spodnji Rokav ridge.

History

The first recorded ascent of Škrlatica was from the southern side on 24 August 1880 by Julius Kugy, accompanied by the mountain guide Andrej Komac and the hunter Matija Kravanja. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Škrlatica_summit.jpg" caption="Škrlatica summit cross with [[Triglav]] in background"] ::

References

References

1. [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151327/skrlatica.html Škrlatica on SummitPost]
2. "Škrlatica -peakbagger". peakbagger.com.
3. "Skrlatica mountain".
4. (2009). "Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen". Modrijan.
5. Kugy. (1934). "Alpine Pilgrimage". John Murray.

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