Visoka Ponca, Mountain summit in Julian Alps, Italy and Slovenia

Visoka Ponca rises to 2,274 meters and features steep rocky slopes on the eastern side with gentler paths on the western approach. Multiple marked trails lead to the summit from both the Italian and Slovenian sides.

Visoka Ponca lies on the border between Italy and Slovenia, in the Mangart-Jalovec chain of the Julian Alps. The summit is the northern end of a mostly uniform ridge that runs south along the state border to V Koncu špice, then to Kotova špica (2,376 m) in Slovenia. South of it, separated by the Planiška škrbina (2,168 m), stands Srednja Ponca (2,231 m), and beyond the Rdeča škrbina (2,152 m) Zadnja Ponca (2,242 m). To the north the ground drops to the Vratca saddle (1,844 m) and the Mala Ponca (1,925 m).

The name Ponca appears in the names of the neighbouring summits along the same border ridge: Srednja Ponca (2,231 m), Zadnja Ponca (2,242 m) and the Italian form Ponza Grande. The ridge runs south from the 2,274 m summit to V Koncu špice, with Kotova špica (2,376 m) just beyond in Slovenia. Hikers on the marked routes from the Tamar valley or the Luigi Zacchi hut cross between Italy and Slovenia on the crest.

The best time to climb is during warmer months when snow has melted and trails are clear. The more accessible routes start from Rateče or the area around Belopeska jezera.

The summit stands on the state border, and the ridge continues south to V Koncu špice and Kotova špica (2,376 m) in Slovenia. Just south of Visoka Ponca lies Srednja Ponca (2,231 m), separated by the Planiška škrbina saddle at 2,168 m, then Zadnja Ponca (2,242 m) beyond the Rdeča škrbina (2,152 m).