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Vrtača, Austria/Slovenia

Prominence: 341 m, 1119 ft

Elevation: 2181 meters, 7156 feet

Approx. Isolation: 2.98 km, 1.85 mi

Local or Alternate Name(s)	Slovenian: Vrtača German: Wertatscha
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	46° 26' 24'' N, 14° 12' 45'' E 46.439949, 14.21237 (Dec Deg) 439497 E 5143232 N, Zone 33 (UTM)
Country	Austria Slovenia
State/Province	Kärnten Gorenjska
County/Second Level Region	Klagenfurt-Land
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 19 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 17)
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Giant ice-axe on top of Vrtača (2020-07-25). Photo by Rok Podgornik.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 341 m/1119 ft
  Optimistic Prominence: 341 m/1119 ft
  Key Col: Bielschitzasattel    1840 m/6037 ft

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 2.98 km/1.85 mi
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Mali Stol  (WSW)

Ranges

Continent: Europe
Range2: Alps
Range3: Eastern Alps
Range4: Far Southeastern Alps
Range5: Karawanken

Drainage Basins

Drava
Danube
Black Sea
Bosporus
Sea of Marmara
Dardanelles
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean

Sava
Danube
Black Sea
Bosporus
Sea of Marmara
Dardanelles
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean

Data Source

1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by J Fras.

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Vrtača

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Other Photos

Evening view from Prešernova koča on Mali Stol: Vrtača on the left, Begunjščica on the right and pointy Kušuta ridge in the middle (2020-07-25). Photo by Rok Podgornik.
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