Eckele Sattel

Eckele Sattel is a pass in Austria and has an elevation of 1,580 metres. Eckele Sattel is situated nearby to the village Planina pod Golico, as well as near Plavški Rovt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klek and Rožca.

Klek

Peak

Klek, also known as Petelin or Petelinjek to locals from the villages on the Slovene side below its summit, is a peak in the Western Karawanks, between Golica/Kahlkogel to the east and Dovška Baba to the west.

Rožca

Mountain saddle

Photo: Kaktus999, Public domain.

Rožca is a grassy high-elevation mountain pass over the western Karawanks. The saddle is located between Hrušica Peak and Mount Klek, and straddles the border between Slovenia and Austria, above the town of Jesenice. Its slopes serve as sheep pastures.

Golica

Peak

Photo: Lacen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Golica is a peak in the Western Karawanks, on the border between Slovenia and Austria, above the Slovene town of Jesenice. It is known mainly for its fields of wild white narcissi, swathes of which cover Golica and surrounding pastures in late April and early May.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Planina pod Golico and Plavški Rovt.

Planina pod Golico

Village

Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.

Planina pod Golico is a mountain village in the Municipality of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies on the southern foot of Mount Golica in the Karawanks range, at an elevation of 954 metres.

Plavški Rovt

Village

Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plavški Rovt is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Plavški Rovt is situated 3½ km south of Eckele Sattel.

Hrušica

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hrušica is a settlement 3 kilometres west of Jesenice along the main road to Kranjska Gora in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Hrušica is situated 4 km south of Eckele Sattel.

Eckele Sattel

Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,580 metres
Also known as: “Jekelj” and “Jekelj Sattel”
Category: landform
Location: Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.48333° or 46° 29′ north

Longitude

14.03333° or 14° 2′ east

Elevation

1,580 metres (5,184 feet)

Open location code

8FRPF2MM+88

GeoNames ID

3198725

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