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Blegoš, with an elevation of 1,562 metres (5,125 ft), is the second-highest peak in the Škofja Loka Hills of Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia), after Mount Altemaver on the Ratitovec Ridge. From the summit it is possible to see the highest Slovenian mountain groups in the Julian Alps, the Karawanks, and the Kamnik–Savinja Alps.

Blegoš
View from the summit
Highest point
Elevation	1,562 m (5,125 ft)
Coordinates	46.164854°N 14.113490°E / 46.164854; 14.113490
Geography
Location	Škofja Loka Hills, Slovenia
Parent range	Slovenian Prealps
Climbing
Easiest route	From Gorenja Žetina

Name

Blegoš was attested in historical records as Bligosh and Bligos in 1763–1787. In the local dialect, it is known as Bliegaš. The name Blegoš is a clipped borrowing from the German name Fleherskofel (a compound of Fleher 'suppliant, petitioner' and Kofel 'mountain with a rounded top').[1][2]

See also

• Dolenja Žetina
• Jelovica, Gorenja Vas–Poljane

References

External links

Media related to Blegoš at Wikimedia Commons

• Blegoš on Hribi.net
• Blegoš (from Črni Kal) on Slovenia-trips.net

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