Presolana
Presolana | |
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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°ECoordinates: 45°57′22″N 10°03′21″E / 45.9562°N 10.0557°E |
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.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
- ^ "Pizzo della Presolana - peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
Categories:
- Mountains of the Alps
- Province of Bergamo
- Mountains of Lombardy
- Two-thousanders of Italy