Debela peč, Mountain summit in Julian Alps, Slovenia
Debela peč is a grassy, cone-shaped summit at 2,015 m, the easternmost two-thousander of the Julian Alps. It is the last peak of the ridge that ends the Pokljuka plateau and drops steeply into the Krma valley, after Mrežce, Lipanski vrh and Brda.
Debela peč is the last and easternmost summit of the ridge that closes the Pokljuka plateau, after Mrežce, Lipanski vrh and Brda, and it drops steeply into the Krma valley. The sources record no medieval boundary or trade-route role; its documented history is that of a hiking summit reached from the Pokljuka side past the Blejska koča na Lipanci in about 1½ hours.
The peak closes the ridge above the Pokljuka plateau, after Mrežce, Lipanski vrh and Brda, and drops steeply into the Krma valley. Hikers reach it from the plateau past the Blejska koča na Lipanci hut in about 1½ hours, the easiest approach. From the top the view takes in the Karawanks and the Kamnik and Savinja Alps.
The easiest ascent starts from the Pokljuka side, past the Blejska koča hut on Lipanca, and takes about 1½ hours. The summit is the last of the ridge that also includes Mrežce, Lipanski vrh and Brda, and it drops steeply towards the Krma valley.
Debela peč is the last summit of the ridge that closes the Pokljuka plateau, after Mrežce, Lipanski vrh and Brda; beyond it the ground drops steeply into the Krma valley. Its grassy, cone-shaped top is the easternmost two-thousander of the Julian Alps. From the summit the view reaches the Karawanks and the Kamnik and Savinja Alps.
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