Geology of Golica / Kahlkogel

This picture shows that the main ridge of Golica / Kahlkogel is built of late Triassic limestone. Only due to not so high altitudes, it is not rocky. On a bit lower altitudes we can find dolomites and limestones of middle Triassic and lower Triassic. Especially Schlern Dolomite is a brittle rock, which explains why steep crags and rock towers can be found on the southern side below the mountain hut and on the northern side as well. Later I'll describe also a more remote summit of Kapellenberg / Kapelični vrh - rising just above the valley of Drau / Drava with steep, crumble rocky crags of Schlern dolomite. The broad grey area on the southern side - on Španov vrh and west of the village of Planina pod Golica - is made of older paleozoic rocks (slates, marls, sandstones), of Perm and Carbon era, which explains why there are gentle slopes and broad alpine meadows.