Olševa

Mount Olševa (German Olschewa) is a ridge mountain in the eastern part of the Karawanks near the border with Austria. The mountain separates Carinthia from Styria. Its highest point, Govca, is 1929 m high. Other peaks along the 5 km ridge are Obel kamen on the western side, and Smooth Peak (Gladki vrh) and Pretty Peak (Lepi vrh) on the eastern part. About 200 m below Obel kamen lies Potok Cave (Potočka zijalka), an archaeological site from the Stone Age. To the southwest of the mountain, at an altitude of 1115 m, there is a chalybeate (iron-rich) spring.

Routes

 * 2¼ hrs from Podolševa (difficult marked route)
 * 3 hrs from the lower ridge (Spodnje sleme; easy marked route)
 * 3¾ hrs from the Firšt Inn (Gostišče Firšt; somewhat demanding marked route)
 * 1¾ hrs from Upper Meadow (Zadnji travnik; easy marked route)