Mala Kapela is a mountain

Mountain

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 in Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

, part of the Dinaric Alps

Dinaric Alps

The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides form a mountain chain in Southern Europe, spanning areas of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro....

. It stretches in the direction northwest-southeast, and it extends from the mountain pass

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...

 called "Kapela" or "Vrh Kapele" (alt. 887 m) that separates it from Velika Kapela

Velika Kapela

The Velika Kapela is a large mountain range in the east of Gorski Kotar, Croatia.The highest peak is Bjelolasica-Kula at 1533 m.a.s.l.. It overlooks Velebit, Plješivica, islands Krk, Cres, Lošinj, and the Kvarner Gulf....

, down to the mountain pass that connects Otočac

Otocac

Otočac is a town in Lika, Croatia. It lies in the northwestern part of Lika, in the Gacka river valley. The population of the town is 4,354 as of 2001, with a total of 10,411 people within the municipality at large, the majority of whom are Croats ....

 and Plitvice and from then on to Plješevica

Plješevica

Plješivica or Plješevica is a mountain in Croatia and on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, part of the Dinaric Alps. It stretches in the direction north–south, and it extends from the mountain pass that separates it from Mala Kapela, along the Krbava field to the west and the Una River...

. The highest peak is Seliški vrh at 1279 meters, located in the southern part of the mountain.

The Mala Kapela Tunnel

Mala Kapela Tunnel

Mala Kapela Tunnel is the most significant structure on the Croatian A1 motorway route. As it is long , Mala Kapela Tunnel is the longest tunnel in Croatia. The tunnel is geographically located between villages of Jezerane and Modruš , and between Ogulin and Brinje motorway interchanges...

goes through the northern section of the mountain.