Presolana

Presolana
Presolana in winter as seen from Mount Alben, emerging above low-lying stratus clouds.
Highest point
Elevation	2,521 m (8,271 ft)[1]
Prominence	725[2]
Coordinates	45°57′22″N 10°03′21″E / 45.9562°N 10.0557°E / 45.9562; 10.0557Coordinates: 45°57′22″N 10°03′21″E / 45.9562°N 10.0557°E / 45.9562; 10.0557
Geography
Presolana Location in the Alps
Location	Lombardy, Italy
Parent range	Bergamasque Prealps
Climbing
First ascent	3 October 1870, by Carlo Medici, Federico Frizzoni and Antonio Curò

Presolana (Italian: Pizzo della Presolana) is a mountain located in Lombardy, northern Italy, about 35 km north of Bergamo.

Geography[]

Part of the Bergamasque Alps, it is included in the province of Bergamo, and divides the Val Seriana and .

The top of the mountain is called Presolana Occidentale (Western Presolana) and has a maximum altitude of 2,521 m above sea level.

SOIUSA classification[]

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[3]

• main part = Eastern Alps
• major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
• section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
• subsection = Bergamasque Prealps
• supergroup = Prealpi Bergamasche Orientali
• group = Gruppo della Presolana
• subgroup = Costiera Presolana-Visolo-Bares
• code = II/C-29.II-C.7.b

Geology[]

Presolana is notable as it is one of the few mountain in Lombardy composed of a limestone rock similar to dolomite.

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