Bergamasque Prealps
| Bergamasque Prealps | |
|---|---|
Sedimentary rocks[1] |
The Bergamasque Prealps (Italian: Prealpi Bergamasche) are a mountain range within the Alps. The range is located in Lombardy, in the north of Italy.
Geography
Administratively the range belongs to the Italian province of Bergamo and, to a lesser extent, to the provinces of Lecco and Brescia.
The western slopes of the mountains are drained by the
tributaries of the Po
.
SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine subsection, classified in the following way:[2]
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
- section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
- subsection = Bergamasque Prealps
- code = II/C-29.II
Borders
The Bergamo Prealps stretch between
Po plain
.
Subdivision
The Bergamasque Prealps are subdivided into three supergroups:[2]
- Catena Campelli-Resegone-Grigne (or Prealpi Bergamasche Occidentali) - SOIUSA code: II/C-29.II-A,
- Catena Arera-Alben (or Prealpi Bergamasche Centrali) - SOIUSA code: II/C-29.II-B,
- Catena Presolana-Pora-Concarena (or Prealpi Bergamasche Orientali) - SOIUSA code: II/C-29.II-C.
Notable summits
Some notable summits of the range are:
| Name | metres |
|---|---|
| Concarena | 2,549 |
| Presolana | 2,521 |
| Pizzo Arera | 2,512 |
| Pizzo Camino | 2,492 |
| Grigna | 2,410 |
| Cime di Lemma | 2,348 |
| Cima del Fop | 2,322 |
| Monte Secco | 2,267 |
| Monte Resegone | 1,875 |
| Monte Pora | 1,880 |
| Monte Negrino | 1,781 |
| Monte Due Mani | 1,666 |
| Pizzo Formico | 1,636 |
| Monte Linzone | 1,392 |
| Monte Misma | 1,160 |
| Canto Alto | 1,146 |
| Monte Canto | 710 |
See also
- Bergamo Alps
- Monte Alben
Maps
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
References
- ^ VV. AA. (2002). Bergamo e provincia (in Italian). Touring Club Italiano. p. 19.
- ^ ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.