Brescia and Garda Prealps
Appearance
Brescia and Garda Prealps | |
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Prealpi Bresciane e Gardesane | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
The Brescia and Garda Prealps (Prealpi Bresciane e Gardesane in
.Geography
Administratively the range is divided between the
).The easternmost 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 section, classified in the following way:[2]
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
- section = Brescia and Garda Prealps
- code = II/C-30
Borders
Brescia and Garda Prealps' borders are (clockwise):
- Bergamasque Alps and Prealps;
- Croce Domini Pass and Giudicarie (north), which divide them from the southern Rhaetian Alps;
- Adige river (east), which divides them from the Venetian Prealps;
- Po Plain(south).
Subdivision
The Brescia and Garda Prealps are subdivided into two subsections:[2]
- Brescia Prealps - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.I
- Garda Prealps - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.II,
which are separated by the Valle Sabbia.
These subsections are further divided in supergroups:
- Brescia Prealps:
- supergroup Catena Setteventi-Muffetto-Guglielmo - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.I-A,[3]
- supergroup Catena Dosso Alto-Monte Palo - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.I-B;[4]
- Garda Prealps:
- supergroup Prealpi Giudicarie - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.II-A,
- supergroup Prealpi Gardesane Sud-occidentali - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.II-B,
- supergroup Prealpi Gardesane Orientali - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.II-C.
Summits
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The chief summits of the range are:
Name | metres | feet |
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Monte Cadria | 2,254 | 7,393 |
Monte Baldo | 2,218 | 7,275 |
Monte Colombine | 2,215 | 7,265 |
Monte Bondone | 2,160 | 7,084 |
Monte Tofino | 2,151 | 7,057 |
Monte Altissimo | 2,127 | 6,976 |
Dosso Alto | 2,065 | 6,773 |
Monte Muffetto | 2,060 | 6,756 |
Monte Caplone | 1,977 | 6,550 |
Monte Tombea | 1,976 | 6,481 |
Monte Tremalzo | 1,975 | 6,478 |
Monte Guglielmo | 1,957 | 6,419 |
Monte Pizzocolo | 1,582 | 5,189 |
Monte Manos | 1,517 | 4,976 |
Monte Stino | 1,466 | 4,808 |
Monte Vesta | 1,400 | 4,592 |
Corna Trentapassi | 1,248 | 4,094 |
See also
References
- ^ VV. AA. (1999). Lombardia : esclusa Milano (in Italian). Touring Club Italiano. p. 37.
- ^ ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- ^ Also referred as Catena Bresciana Occidentale.
- ^ Also referred as Catena Bresciana Orientale.
Maps
- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it