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Black Peak (Pohorje)

Coordinates: 46°29′10″N 15°13′59″E / 46.4859806°N 15.2331833°E / 46.4859806; 15.2331833
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Black Peak
Black Peak is located in Slovenia
Black Peak
Black Peak
Highest point
Elevation1,543 m (5,062 ft)
Prominence945 m ↓ Mislinja
Isolation20.8 km → Uršlja Gora
Coordinates46°29′10″N 15°13′59″E / 46.4859806°N 15.2331833°E / 46.4859806; 15.2331833
Geography
LocationSlovenia
Parent rangePohorje

Black Peak (Slovene: Črni Vrh, German: Schwarzkogel) is a mountain (elevation 1,543 metres or 5,062 feet) and the highest peak in the Pohorje or Bacher Mountains in Slovenia.[1][2]

Location and nature

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Black Peak lies northeast of Mislinja and much of it is covered in forest. From its treeless summit there are views to Slovenj Gradec to the west, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away, and the Rogla winter sports centre 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) as the crow flies to the southeast. The mountain is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Slovenia's border with Austria.

References

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  1. ^ Melik, Anton (1957). Slovenija: geografski opis, vol. 2, part 2. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica. p. 29.
  2. ^ Kladnik, Drago; et al. (2016). Terasirane pokrajine: ob sedemdesetletnici Geografskega inštituta Antona Melika ZRC SAZU. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 155.