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Mountain range in the southern part of the Alps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps (Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps. They are located in Lombardy, in the northern part of Italy.
Bergamasque Alps and Prealps | |
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Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Pizzo Coca |
Elevation | 3,050 m (10,010 ft) |
Listing | Mountain ranges of Italy |
Coordinates | 46°47′10″N 10°00′42″E |
Geography | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Provinces | Bergamo, Sondrio, Lecco, Brescia |
Parent range | Alps |
Borders on | Western Rhaetian Alps, Southern Rhaetian Alps, Brescia and Garda Prealps, Lugano Prealps and Po plain |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks, especially in the southernmost area[1] |
Administratively the range belongs to the Italian province of Bergamo and, marginally, to the provinces of Sondrio, Lecco and Brescia.
The western slopes of the mountains are drained by the Adda, the central and western part of the range by Oglio and other minor rivers and streams, all of them tributaries of the Po .
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[2]
Bergamasque Alps and Prealps' borders are (clockwise):
The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps are subdivided in two subsections:[2]
which are divided by some secondary valleys of Val Brembana, Val Seriana and Val Camonica: Valsassina, Valtorta, Val Secca, Valcanale, Val Nembo, Val di Scalve and Val Paisco.
Some notable summits of the range are:
Name | metres | feet |
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Pizzo Coca | 3,050 | 10,007 |
Corno Stella | 2,620 | 8,596 |
Pizzo Recastello | 2,886 | 9,475 |
Monte Legnone | 2,609 | 8,563 |
Pizzo Tre Signori | 2,554 | 8,379 |
Pizzo Arera | 2,512 | 8,241 |
Presolana | 2,511 | 8,239 |
Pizzo Camino | 2,492 | 8,224 |
Grigna | 2,410 | 7,907 |
Monte Resegone | 1,875 | 6,155 |
Canto Alto | 1,146 | 3,760 |
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