Vrtača
- 3,402 ft
- summit
Vrtača is a mountain in Upper Carniola, Slovenia, with its summit at about 3,400 ft (1,037 m) above sea level. It stands inside Triglavski narodni park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Krnica, about 1.6 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Peskovec, Hotunjski vrh and Špik. Slap Iglica is within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping Bled and Camping Perun Lipce are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 3,402 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Vrtača. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Vrtača
How tall is Vrtača?
3,402 ft (1,037 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Vrtača?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Triglav9,396 ft · Bohinj, Slovenia1 route9.2 mi awayPhoto: Andrej Jakobčič, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mangart8,786 ft · Bovec, Slovenia1 route19 mi awayPhoto: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Grintovec8,392 ft · Kamnik, Slovenia1 route24 mi awayPhoto: sl:Uporabnik:JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Jôf di Montasio9,035 ft · Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy1 route29 mi awayPhoto: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hoher Dachstein9,826 ft · Upper Austria, Austria1 route79 mi awayPhoto: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Grossglockner12,461 ft · Carinthia, Austria1 route80 mi awayPhoto: DennisPeeters, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
IglicaSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Doremo, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
PlešaSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
OjstricaSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Papierniczak, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- PeskovecSummit · Next door
- Hotunjski vrhSummit · ~1 min drive
- ŠpikSummit · ~1 min drive
- BerjancaSummit · ~1 min drive
- ZavrhSummit · ~2 min drive
- KrištanecSummit · ~2 min drive
- Rjavi vrhSummit · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Vrtača
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 18°
11 wet
Feb
34° / 19°
11 wet
Mar
41° / 26°
13 wet
Apr
49° / 32°
15 wet
May
59° / 42°
16 wet
Jun
64° / 48°
17 wet
Jul
69° / 52°
15 wet
Aug
68° / 52°
15 wet
Sep
60° / 45°
14 wet
Oct
52° / 38°
14 wet
Nov
41° / 29°
14 wet
Dec
33° / 20°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 3,435 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
