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Pass · Municipality of Kranjska Gora

Wurzen Pass

1,072 m3,517 ft

Connects: Podkoren – Lind
Tonight: 3°CRain · Wind 7 km/h E

Wurzen Pass is a mountain pass at 1,072 m in Municipality of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. It links Podkoren and Lind.

All facts

Saddle: 1,072 m
Lowest point: 834 m / 553 m

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Pass

Wurzen Pass: the climb from each side

Crossed by: 201 Wurzenpass, B109 Wurzenpassstraße, Graničarska - vzhod

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Wurzen Pass 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Wurzen Pass terrain and contours

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Wurzen Pass elevation profile

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Weather

Wurzen Pass weather

Tonight · Rain · 3°C (37°F) · 2.2 mm · Wind 7 km/h E

Wurzen Pass forecast for about 1,072 m.

Tonight3°2.2 mm7 km/h E
Today-3°5°0.5 mm9 km/h NE
Sun-1°8°–10 km/h SW
Mon0°10°–7 km/h NW
Tue4°12°–4 km/h NE
Wed4°12°–4 km/h NE
Thu1°10°–4 km/h NE
Fri0°9°–6 km/h NE
Sat-1°9°0.3 mm6 km/h NE
Sun-1°7°–6 km/h N

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Wurzen Pass

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Wurzen Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.5 km S
+2 more within 0.5 km
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Nearest hut
Bivacco Senza Confini
3.5 km W · +2 more within 4.9 km
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Nearest campsite
Natura Eco Camp
4.1 km SSE
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Nearest caravan site
PZA Kranjska Gora
4.4 km SSE · +2 more within 5.5 km
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Parking	0.5 km S
Parking	0.5 km S
Parking	0.5 km S
Bivacco Senza ConfiniHut	3.5 km W
Natura Eco CampCampsite	4.1 km SSE
PZA Kranjska GoraCaravan site	4.4 km SSE
Bedančev domHut	4.5 km S
Rast-Stellplatz Arnoldstein im DreiländereckCaravan site	4.9 km NW
Planinsko zavetišče SlatnaHut	4.9 km SW
ParkiriščeCaravan site	5.5 km SSW

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

35.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

38.8%

Steep, 30–45°

25.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.8%

Steeper than 30°: 26.2% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,160 m low point 516 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 75.0%Grassland 17.0%Cropland 4.5%Built-up 3.4%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Wurzen Pass.

Summit list 8

1Jerebikovec / Rawikautz1,617 m 1.2 km ESE
2Petelinjek / Hahnenwipfel1,552 m 1.4 km W
3Steinberg / Kamnati vrh1,656 m 1.9 km E
4Visoka Bavha / Steinwipfel1,650 m 2.6 km ESE
5Peč1,508 m 2.9 km WNW
6Monte Coppa / Kopa1,496 m 3.4 km W
7Nizka Bavha1,642 m 3.6 km ESE
8Grpišca1,676 m 3.8 km ESE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 778 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Rainbow Trout30
Large-leaved lupine24
Dusky Crane's-bill19
Common Spotted Orchid17
Silver-washed Fritillary16
Great masterwort16

Where it sits

Where Wurzen Pass sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

DobratschPeak · 2,166 m11 km NNW

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Print & wall

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-14)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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Wurzen Pass

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