Mountain·Slovenia

Triglav

2,864m

Triglav Group

Andrej Jakobčič · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 2,864m
Prominence: 2,059m
Isolation: 72km
Relief: 2,001mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope: 68°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit: Sep–JulSee month by month ↓
First ascent: 1778
Summit: 46.3783°N, 13.8367°E

Highest mountain in Slovenia

Triglav is a mountain in the Triglav Group (Slovenia). Its summit stands 2,864 m above sea level. It is the highest point of SI and YU. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 2,059 m, and the nearest higher ground is 72 km away. It was first climbed in 1778.

From the lowest point within 5 km (863 m), it rises 2,001 m. The steepest side is the north face: 55° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 68° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Mojstrana, 6 km away at 951 m: 1,913 m below the summit.

Triglav for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

9.8/10

Difficulty to the top

Mountain walk

Most path sections around the top are T3 on the SAC hiking scale. Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

2.5/2.575 waymarked routes and 375 path sections nearby
1.5/1.524 huts and shelters
1.9/21,913 m of ascent from the valley
1.4/1.52,059 m of prominence
1.5/1.57 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
1.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

6.8/10

2.8/457 km of downhill runs
1.0/1.526 ski lifts
0.0/1.5lift station heights not mapped
3.0/36 months of snow at about 1,451 m

Runs by difficulty

Easy 16 km
Intermediate 32 km
Difficult 9 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,451 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from November to April.

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

26 lifts · 56 km cross-country

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

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Snow

When there is snow on Triglav

At the summit, snow from September to July. Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Summit2,864 msnow from September to July	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Halfway up1,908 msnow from November to May (some years from October to May)	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow some of the time	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Mojstrana951 msnow from December to March	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow on the ground all month

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Triglav, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average July afternoon the summit reaches about 10 °C; on January nights it falls to about -19 °C. In 6 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In July the 0 °C line climbs to about 4,480 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, January is the driest month (58 mm) and August the wettest (140 mm).

0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit

Month	Summit high °C	Summit low °C	Mojstrana high °C	0 °C line (m)	Rain & snow (mm)	Wet days	Sun h/day
January	-12	-19	0	1,010	58	8	3.8
February	-11	-19	2	1,210	66	8	4.6
March	-6	-15	6	1,920	74	10	5.6
April	0	-10	12	2,780	83	13	5.7
May	4	-6	17	3,510	110	16	6.2
June	8	-2	21	4,170	120	17	7.4
July	10	0	23	4,480	125	17	8.3
August	10	0	22	4,410	140	16	7.4
September	5	-5	18	3,660	130	13	5.9
October	0	-8	12	2,880	118	13	4.6
November	-6	-12	7	1,970	119	12	3.1
December	-11	-18	2	1,200	85	10	3.4

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,045 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. True scale: no vertical exaggeration.

West – east

South – north

Steepness by direction

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Triglav

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

N 5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

24mountain huts and shelters
Koča pri slapu Mostnice (732 m), Koča na Planini pri Jezeru (1,453 m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (1,685 m), Aljažev dom v Vratih (1,015 m) and 20 more
—cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
3ski areas
Mojstrana, Kranjska Gora, Pokljuka
75waymarked hiking routes
Pot čez Prag, Tominškova pot, Pot čez Plemenice, Gorjanska pot and 71 more
2via ferratas
Vrbanova špica-Klettersteig
5climbing crags and routes
Stelutis, Vršič - Kekčeva stena, Vršič - Stripoteka, Pri Pavru and 1 more
1named glaciers
Triglavski ledenik
72viewpoints
Korita Mlinarice, Studorski preval, Viševnik, Razgledišče Šupca and 68 more
3campsites
Camp Triglav Ranc, Kamp Triglav, Camping Trenta pri Štruklju
44hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Hotel Center, Ekološka turistična kmetija Pri Plajerju, Apartments & Hostel Bohinj, Buovc and 40 more
17restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

375 path sections within 5 km, by SAC hiking scale (T1 easy walk … T6 difficult alpine).

T1T2T3T4T5T6

T1 hiking
T2 mountain hiking
T3 demanding mountain hiking
T4 alpine hiking
T5 demanding alpine hiking
T6 difficult alpine hiking

Towns at the foot

Mojstrana6 km · 951 m
Kranjska Gora10 km · 1,042 m
Bohinjska Bistrica15 km · 514 m
Hrušica16 km · 590 m
Jesenice18 km · 551 m
Slovenski Javornik20 km · 542 m
Fürnitz20 km · 507 m
Finkenstein am Faaker See20 km · 569 m

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OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

Bovec Trenta Razor und Triglav 17072018 3960 — Johann Jaritz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Panorama Begunj — Hladnikm · CC BY-SA 4.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991–2020 average	-12	-11	-6	0	4	8	10	10	5	0	-6	-11
2020	+2.9	+2.7	−0.2	+1.9	−0.4	−2.0	−0.2	+0.1	+0.7	−1.6	+1.4	−0.6
2021	−2.2	−0.3	−0.3	−3.0	−2.9	+1.6	−0.4	−1.2	+1.9	−0.5	+0.2	−1.5
2022	−0.6	+0.1	+0.3	−1.5	+1.2	+2.4	+2.6	+0.9	−0.9	+3.9	+0.9	−0.4
2023	+0.9	+0.4	+0.7	−2.2	−0.7	+0.6	±0.0	+0.2	+2.8	+3.4	+0.1	+1.7
2024	+1.1	+4.8	+2.5	+0.8	−0.4	−0.5	+1.3	+3.0	−0.3	+1.3	+0.3	+1.3
2025	+1.9	+1.3	+1.5	+1.6	−0.6	+2.9	−0.7	+0.5	+1.1	−0.4	−0.1	+2.4

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominence	Wikidata (Q1024) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profiles	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Climate	NASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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