Mountain in the countries of Slovenia and Austria
The Mittagskogel (German) or Kepa (Slovenian) has an elevation of aA, and is thus the third highest mountain in the Karawanks range, after Hochstuhl/Stol and the Vertratscha/Vrtača. It is located on the border between Slovenia and Austria.
Geography.
The massif consisting of main dolomite and Dachstein limestone beds rises between the Slovene Sava valley in the south and the Austrian Drau basin in the north. Its steep northern face, resembling a rocky pyramid with a rounded summit is a landmark in Carinthia.
The mountain is usually climbed from the village of Belca on its Slovenian side. An Alpine club hut, the "Berta Hut", located at an elevation of , can be reached from the Austrian municipality of Finkenstein; from here, the normal route leads to the summit.
Name.
Mentioned as "Copan mons" in a 1650 map, the German oronym "Mittagskogel" (Midday Peak) denotes the position of the sun above the summit at noon. The mountain is also called "Jepa" in the Carinthian Slovene dialect.
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