Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche explained

Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
Other Name:Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche
Country:Italy
Subdivision2 Type:Region
Subdivision2:Lombardy
Subdivision3 Type:Provinces
Subdivision3:Bergamo, Sondrio, Lecco, Brescia
Parent:Alps
Highest:Pizzo Coca
Elevation M:3050
Coordinates:46.7861°N 10.0117°W
Listing:Mountain ranges of Italy
Geology:Sedimentary rocks, especially in the southernmost area[1]
Orogeny:Alpine orogeny
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The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps (Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps. They are located in Lombardy, in the northern part of Italy.

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Italian province of Bergamo and, marginally, to the provinces of Sondrio, Lecco and Brescia.

The western slopes of the mountains are drained by the Adda, the central and western part of the range by Oglio and other minor rivers and streams, all of them tributaries of the Po .

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[2]

Borders

Bergamasque Alps and Prealps' borders are (clockwise):

Subdivision

The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps are subdivided in two subsections:

which are divided by some secondary valleys of Val Brembana, Val Seriana and Val Camonica: Valsassina, Valtorta, Val Secca, Valcanale, Val Nembo, Val di Scalve and Val Paisco.

Notable summits

Some notable summits of the range are:

Namemetresfeet
3,050 10,007
2,620 8,596
2,886 9,475
2,609 8,563
2,554 8,379
2,512 8,241
2,511 8,239
2,492 8,224
2,410 7,907
1,875 6,155
1,146 3,760

Maps

Notes and References

  1. Book: VV. AA.. Bergamo e provincia. Touring Club Italiano. 2002 . Italian. 19.
  2. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA. Priuli & Verlucca. 2005. Italian. 978-88-8068-273-8.