Kamniška jama je največja vodoravna jama v Kamniško-Savinjskih Alpah. Izjemno bogata je z aragonitnimi ježki, zelo redko in drobno jamsko obliko. Sestavljajo jo štirje deli: vzhodni del, glavni rov, spodnji del in rovi za slapom. V jami so našli kosti številnih živali: jamskega medveda, kune in netopirjev, med najpomembnejše najdbe pa uvrščajo najdbo nove vrste hrošča, ki so ga poimenovali po Kamniku: Aphaenopidius Kamnikensis Drovenik.
Jama se nahaja na nadmorski višini 1400 mnm in do nje vodi dokaj naporna neoznačena (zelo slabo vidna) stezica iz doline Kamniške Bele mimo slapa Orličje (Orglice) in doline Kamendol. Ker ste sredi strmega pobočja pod steno je GPS signal nezanesljiv.
Viri:
- Grintavci – Južni pristopi, Andrej Stritar, Zal. Sidarta, l.1995
- Kamniško –Savinjske alpe – planinski vodnik. PZS, 2004
- Kamniška jama: http://www.dedi.si/dediscina/206-kamniska-jama
Kamniška jama is the largest horizontal cave in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. It is extremely abundant with aragonite cave urchins, a very rare and tiny cave form. It consists of four parts: the eastern part, the main cave passage, the bottom part and the passages behind the waterfall. Bones of many animals have been found in the cave, particularly those of a cave bear, martens and bats, and the new species of beetle, named after Kamnik - Aphaenopidius Kamnikensis Drovenik – this little creature is considered to be the most important finding of all.
The cave is located at an altitude of 1400 m above sea level. A fairly difficult unmarked trail (hardly visible) leads to it from the Kamniška Bela Valley across the Orglice Waterfall and the Kamendol valley. Since you are on a steep slope below cliff a GPS signal may be unreliable.
Pri vhodu / At the entrance
Stezica do jame je občasno komaj vidna. Pazite na korak, da vam ne zdrsne.
Paths to the cave is sometimes hardly visible. Watch your step.
