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The Julian Alps is part if the Alps that stretch from north-eastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2864 metres at Mount Triglav. They are named after Julius Caesar and are part of the Southern Limestone Alps.
Its most important peaks are:
- Triglav 2.864 m (9.396 feet)
- Jof del Montasio/Montasch 2755 m (9.039 feet)
- Mangart 2.679 m (8.789 feet)
- Jalovec 2.645 m (8.677 feet)
- Razor 2.601 m (8.533 feet)
- Kanin 2.582 m (8.471 feet)
- Kanjavec 2.568 m (8.425 feet)
- Prestreljenik 2.500 m (8.202 feet)
- Tosc 2.275 m (7.464 feet)
- Krn 2.244 m (7.362 feet)
Important passes of the Julians are:
- Predil Pass (Villach by Tarvisio and Bovec to Gorizia), paved road 970 m (3.183 feet)
- Birnbaumerwald (Ljubljana to Gorizia), paved road 883 m (2.897 feet)
- Saifnitz or Pontebba Pass (Villach by Tarvisio and Pontebba to Udine), railway, paved road, Autobahn/autostrada 797 m (2.615 feet)
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