Adamello-Presanella Alps
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Adamello-Presanella Alps | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Cima Presanella |
Elevation | 3,558 m (11,673 ft) |
Coordinates | 46°13′10″N 10°39′51″E / 46.21944°N 10.66417°E |
Geography | |
Country | Italy |
Range coordinates | 46°11.7′N 10°37.5′E / 46.1950°N 10.6250°E |
Parent range | Southern Limestone Alps (Eastern Alps) |
The Adamello-Presanella Alps Alpine group is a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group of the Eastern Alps. It is located in northern Italy, in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia. The name stems from its highest peaks: Adamello and Presanella.
The Adamello-Presanella Group is separated from the Ortler Alps in the north by the Tonale Pass; from the Bergamo Alps in the west by the Oglio valley (Val Camonica); from the Brenta Group in the east by the Campo Carlo Magno Pass and the river Sarca; to the south it continues towards Lake Iseo.
Peaks[]
The main peaks of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:
Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | |
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Presanella | 3558 | 11,694 |
Adamello | 3554 | 11,661 |
Carè Alto | 3465 | 11,369 |
3430 | 11,254 | |
3354 | 11,004 | |
Corno Baitone | 3331 | 10,929 |
3329 | 10,922 | |
3196 | 10,486 | |
Monte Tredenus | 2796 | 9,173 |
Passes[]
The main mountain passes of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:
Pass | Location | Type | Elevation (m/ft) | |
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Passo di Lares | Lares Glacier to the Lobbia Glacier | snow | 3195 | 10,483 |
Passo di Cercen | to Fucine | snow | 3043 | 9984 |
Passo della Lobbia Alta | Lobbia Glacier to the Mandron Glacier | snow | 3036 | 9961 |
Passo di Presena | Val di Genova to the Tonale Pass | snow | 3011 | 9879 |
Pisgana Pass | Val di Genova to Ponte di Legno | snow | 2934 | 9626 |
Passo della Forcellina or di Campo | Cedegolo to the Val di Fumo | footpath | 2288 | 7507 |
Croce Domini Pass | Breno to Bagolino | road | 1895 | 6217 |
Tonale Pass | Cles to Edolo | road | 1884 | 6181 |
Colle Maniva | Val Trompia to Bagolino | road | 1669 | 5476 |
Campo Carlo Magno | Dimaro to Pinzolo | road | 1648 | 5407 |
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See also[]
Categories:
- Southern Limestone Alps
- Mountain ranges of the Alps
- Mountain ranges of Lombardy
- Mountain ranges of Trentino
- Global Geoparks Network members
- Geoparks in Italy