Carnic Alps
| Carnic Alps | |
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| Alps Cjargnelis ( Carinthia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto | |
| Range coordinates | 46°30′N 13°00′E / 46.500°N 13.000°E |
| Parent range | Southern Limestone Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
The Carnic Alps (
.Etymology
They are named after the
Celtic
origin.
The mountains gave their name to the stage on the geologic time scale known as Carnian, an age in the Triassic Period.
Geography
They extend from east to west for about 100 km (62 mi) between the
Gail River, a tributary of the Drava and the Tagliamento, forming the border between Austria and Italy
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Alpine Club classification
The Carnic Alps are divided into two distinct areas:
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In the Carnic Alps is the southernmost
Kellerwand
massif.
Notable peaks
Among the most important mountains of the range are:
- Coglians / Hohe Warte (2,782 m)
- Kellerspitzen (2,774 m)
- Monte Peralba / Hochweißstein (2,694 m)
- Monte Cavallino / Große Kinigat (2,689 m)
- Rosskopf (2,603 m)
- Monte Terza Grande (2,586 m)
- Monte Bìvera (2,474 m)
- Creta Forata (2,462 m)
- Helm (2,434 m)
- Cresta di Enghe (2,414 m)
- Monte Ferro (2,348 m)
- Gailtaler Polinik (2,332 m)
- Trogkofel (2,280 m)
- Monte Sernio (2,187 m)
Mountain passes
The chief passes of the Carnic Alps are:
- Plöcken Pass (Tolmezzo to Kötschach-Mauthen), road (1,360 m)
- Naßfeld Pass (Pontebba to Hermagor-Pressegger See), road (1,552 m)
- Öfnerjoch (Forni Avoltri to Sankt Lorenzen im Lesachtal), footpath (2,301 m)
- Wolayer Pass (same to Kötschach-Mauthen), footpath (1,922 m)
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carnic Alps.
- Carnic Alps on SummitPost
- Carnic Alps on Hike.uno
- Portal and interactive key to the flora of the S Carnic Alps
Mountain ranges of the Southern Limestone Alps according to the AVE | ||
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