Black Peak (Pohorje)

Black Peak
Black Peak
	Black Peak Slovenia
Highest point
Elevation	1,543 m (5,062 ft)
Prominence	945 m ↓ Mislinja
Isolation	20.8 km → Uršlja Gora
Coordinates	46°29′10″N 15°13′59″E
Geography
Location	Slovenia
Parent range	Pohorje

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

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

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

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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.