Garda Mountains

Garda Mountains
Location of the Garda Mountains. The borders of the range according to Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
Highest point
Peak	Monte Cadria
Elevation	2,254 m (7,395 ft)
Geography
State	Trentino-South Tyrol, Lombardy, Venetia; Italy
Range coordinates	45°43′25″N 10°50′31″E / 45.723536484982°N 10.841905491541°E / 45.723536484982; 10.841905491541Coordinates: 45°43′25″N 10°50′31″E / 45.723536484982°N 10.841905491541°E / 45.723536484982; 10.841905491541
Parent range	Southern Limestone Alps

Satellite picture of Lake Garda

The Garda Mountains (Italian: Prealpi Gardesane, German: Gardaseeberge), occasionally also the Garda Hills, are an extensive mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps in northern Italy.

Boundaries and countryside[]

The Garda Mountains are bounded in the south by the Po Valley and in the north by the Brenta Dolomites, in the east by the Adige Valley and in the west by the Valli Giudicarie. Their precise boundary, according to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps, is as follows: Lake Iseo – – Val Trompia – – Bagolino – Storo – Tione – Vezzano – Trento – Val d'Adige/Etschtal – Verona – Brescia – Lake Iseo.

Their highest summit is the Monte Cadria, at 2,254 m (7,395 ft).

The climate of the Garda Mountains is very mild as a result of its southerly location and the influence of the Mediterranean Sea. Snow rarely falls in the Sarca valley and on the shores of Lake Garda, and, in spring and autumn, temperatures of between 15-20 °C are often experienced. The Garda Mountains have very few glaciers and ski resorts. The Alpinist centre of the range is the town of Arco. In the vicinity of Arco there are countless sport climbing areas.

Lake Garda and its surrounding mountains are a popular destination for water sportsmen, mountain bikers, hikers and climbers.

On the western shore of Lake Garda is the nature park.

Lakes[]

• Lake Garda (Lago di Garda)
• Lago di Ledro
• Lago di Cei
• Lago di Tenno
• Lago di Toblino

Valleys[]

The Sarca valley and steep slopes of the Vendresi

• Valle dei Laghi ()

Significant peaks[]

View from Nago-Torbole looking south. On the left shore are the flanks of Monte Altissimo, on the right the massif and Monte Tremalzo.

• Monte Cadria, 2,254 m
• Cima Valdritta, 2,218 m
• Punta Telegrafo, 2,200 m
• Monte Bondone, 2,180 m
• Monte Altissimo di Nago, 2,079 m
• Monte Caplone, 1,976 m
• Monte Tremalzo, 1,974 m
• Monte Casale, 1,632 m
• Monte Pizzocolo, 1,581 m

Vie ferrate[]

Vie ferrate include:

• Sentiero attrezzato del Colodri (Cima Colodri)
• Sentiero attrezzato Fausto Susatti (Cima Capi)
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• Che Guevara (Monte Casale, 1632 m)
• (Dain Picol, 971 m)
• Sentiero attrezzato Gerardo Sega (Malga Cola)
• (Mori)

Literature[]

• Kompass Karte (1:50,000 scale), Alpi di Ledro, Valli Giudicarie, Innsbruck, 2003, ISBN 978-3-85491-560-7
• Eugen E. Hülser, Hülsers Klettersteigführer Gardasee, Bruckmann, Munich, ISBN 3-7654-3940-1

External links[]

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