Špik
Mountain in Slovenia
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::summary Mountain in Slovenia ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Špik |
| photo | Julijske alpe vrh spik.jpg |
| photo_caption | Špik |
| elevation_m | 2472 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence | 293 m |
| location | Slovenia |
| range | Julian Alps |
| map | Alps |
| map_caption | Location in the Alps |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| first_ascent | 1778 |
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| name = Špik | photo = Julijske alpe vrh spik.jpg | photo_caption = Špik | elevation_m = 2472 | elevation_ref = | prominence = 293 m | location = Slovenia | range = Julian Alps | map = Alps | map_caption = Location in the Alps | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = 1778 | easiest_route =
Špik is a mountain in Slovenia, the fourteenth-highest peak in the Julian Alps at 2,472 m (8110 feet).
Name
The mountain's name is a borrowing from the German pitze, ("peak" or "point", a cognate of the English spike), derived from the distinctively pointed shape of its summit.
Unusually, the mountain is commonly known as "Špik" rather than "Spitze" in Austria; this is because the toponym is not a Slavicized version of an original German name, but rather an archaic dialectical Slovene borrowing of the German common noun that was then independently applied to the mountain.
Mountaineering
The two normal routes both start in the Krnica valley, and merge under the summit. The first transits the summit of Lipnica, while the other runs along the Kačji Graben ridge. The former has a few easy sections with fixed cables, while the latter is just a steep walk up. Both are snow-free in summer months. Ascent time from the valley to the summit is approximately five hours.
There are a number of mountain lodges around the heavily-trafficked Vrsič Pass nearby, but the chalet nearest to the start of the Špik routes is at Krnica (1113 m), 1304 m below the mountain's summit.
The settlement of Gozd Martuljek lies directly below the imposing northern face of Špik, and is known for its views of its namesake triangular summit.
History
In May 1952, a mountaineering accident on the northern face of Špik resulted in the deaths of five young mountaineers from Slovenska Bistrica, aged between 21 and 25.
References
References
- "Spik".
- (5 June 1952). "Velika gorska tragedija v Martuljkovi skupini". Slovenska izseljenska matica.
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