Kočna

Slovenia

Parent rangeKamnik–Savinja AlpsClimbingFirst ascent1840 Jernik & Suhadolnik

Mountain in Slovenia

Kočna^[1]^[2]^[3] at 2,540 metres (8,330 ft) high, is the second-highest mountain in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps and the westernmost peak of the Grintovec Range (Slovene: Grintovci). Its prominent and easily recognized peak is visible from far around. The mountain has two peaks: the higher Jezersko Kočna (Jezerska Kočna, 2,540 metres or 8,330 feet) and the nearby lower Kokra Kočna (Slovene: Kokrska Kočna, 2,520 metres or 8,270 feet).^[1]

Name

The oronym Kočna is derived from the Slovenian common noun kočna 'cirque', referring to a valley with an amphitheater-like head and also to the valley head itself with pastures and forests below the wall of a mountain, and was applied to the mountain via metonymy. The common noun kočna itself is derived from the Slavic root *kǫtъ 'corner'. The name Kočna is also found as a settlement name for the nearby village of Kočna and in the derived name Podkočna.^[4]

Starting points

Zgornje Jezersko (889 m)
Kamnik, Kamnik Bistrica (601 m)
Kokra, Preddvor

Routes

4½-5h: from Kokra: the Suhadolnik Route
3¼h: from the Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni (Slovene: Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh; 1542 m): the Kremžar Route
3½h: from the Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle (Slovene: Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu; 1793 m)
1¾h: from the top of Mount Grintovec: the Šprem Route

References

^ ^a ^b "Gospodična z dvema vrhovoma". Gore-ljudje. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ "Kočna, 2540 m". Planinska zveza Slovenije. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ "Kočna". Geopedia. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 193–194.