Klek mountain, Croatia

Klek is mountain in north-western Croatia, near Ogulin in Karlovac County. It is the easternmost mountain of the Velika Kapela range of the Dinaric Alps.

Klek
Mt. Klek as seen from the east
Highest point
Elevation1,181 m (3,875 ft)
Coordinates45°15′31″N 15°8′44″E 
Geography
Klek
Location of Mt. Klek in Croatia
LocationCroatia
Parent rangeVelika Kapela, Dinaric Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

The mountain is one of the best-known Croatian botanist reserves and home to a number of protected species of mountain flora.

According to the 17th century tale, during the nights of storm, the summit of Klek is a midnight gathering point for witches and fairies.

In the early 20th century, Klek's east and south face nurtured numerous Croatian rock climbers. The longest route length exceeds 200 m, with difficulty up to 5.12a.

Peak of Klek mountain

Geography and geology

Klek is positioned as a prominent ridge on the eastern tips of Velika Kapela, and its slopes descend toward Ogulin and the valley of Dobra. The peaks are steep and rocky, and there are two most important ones, Klečice or Mali Klek (1058 m), and Veliki Klek (or just Klek, 1182 m), with its prominent vertical 200 meters high "southern rock".

Klek rose during the Alpine orogeny in Tertiary, and geologically it consists of carbon sediments, i.e. Jurassic limestone and dolomite, while the peak part is made of Cretaceous limestones.[1]

There are several speleological objects on the massif: the Horvat's or Klek cave (Klečka spilja in Croatian), the Half-cave (Polupećina in Croatian), the Jarunčica na Zakopi pit, and two pits found in this century, the Witch's pit (133 m deep), and another one whose entry is near the peak, at the height of 1162 m.[2]

The climate is mountain with heavy rainfall, which encourages the formation of seeping and torrent streams that gather in Klek's pit or Peras' ditch. Behind Peras' ditch on the northern slope of Klek there is also a ruin of the old Frankopan castle Vitunj, above a village named the same.

See also

References
  1. "Nature and Forestry in the Ogulin Region; Ivo Velić: Geological features" (PDF). Šumarski list. Croatian Forestry Society. 7–9: 351. 1987.
  2. "The notable Klek landscape (Značajni krajobraz Klek)" (PDF). NATURA VIVA brochure. 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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