The Carnic Alps ( Italian : Alpi Carniche ; German : Karnische Alpen ; Slovene : Karnijske Alpe ; Friulian : Alps Cjargnelis ) are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in Austria and northeastern Italy . They are within Austrian East Tyrol and Carinthia , and Italian Friuli ( Province of Udine ) and marginally in Veneto .
3-653: Gartnerkofel (2,195 m) is a mountain of the Carnic Alps in Carinthia , Austria. It is located on the main chain of the Carnics above the Naßfeld Pass , near the border with Italy. The nearest town is Hermagor-Pressegger See . The mountain has two summits, and ravines fall down from its northern slopes, which are separated by rocky ridges. The normal route is from the northwest, from where it an easy climb across
6-578: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Carnic Alps They are named after the Roman province of Carnia , which probably has a Celtic origin. The mountains gave their name to the stage on the geologic time scale known as Carnian , an age in the Triassic Period. They extend from east to west for about 100 km (62 mi) between the Gail River , a tributary of
9-457: The ridge to the summit. The mountain is also a popular ski touring destination. The slopes of Gartnerkofel are the only place where the endemic plant species Wulfenia carinthiaca (family: Plantaginaceae ) is to be found growing in the wild. It was first discovered in 1799 by alpinist and botanist Franz Xaver von Wulfen and is now a popular garden plant, thanks to its attractive spikes of blue flowers. This Carinthia location article
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