Jelovica

{{Short description|Plateau in Slovenia}}

{{For|the village in Serbia|Jelovica, Pirot}}

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Jelovica ({{IPA|sl|jɛˈlɔːʋitsa|pron}}) is a karst plateau in northwestern Slovenia.{{cite book |url=http://geo2.ff.uni-lj.si/pisnadela/pdfs/dipl_200703_sasa_erzen.pdf |title=Geografija Jelovice s poudarkom na možnostih razvoja turizma: diplomsko delo |language=Slovenian, English |trans-title=The Geography of Jelovica with an Emphasis on the Possibilities of the Development of Tourism |first=Saša |last=Eržen |year=2007 |publisher=Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana |page=9 |access-date=2012-04-05 |archive-date=2011-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815120517/http://geo2.ff.uni-lj.si/pisnadela/pdfs/dipl_200703_sasa_erzen.pdf |url-status=dead }} It is the easternmost part of the Julian Alps and is overgrown by spruce forest.

Partisan Peak ({{langx|sl|Partizanski vrh}}), originally known as Mount Kotlič,{{cite book |title=Radmannsdorf |date=1914 |publisher=Vienna: K. u. k. Militärgeographisches Institut |location=Vienna |type=1:75,000 map}} located on the southern part of the plateau, is its highest peak and reaches an elevation of {{convert|1411|m}}. The northern part of the plateau has elevations up to {{convert|1100|m}}.

Iron ore was once mined in Jelovica. During World War II, Jelovica served as a refuge for the Slovene Partisans. Today, it is a protected area within the Natura 2000 network.