Bergamasque Alps Explained

Bergamasque Alps
Other Name:Bergamo Alps
Country: Italy
Subdivision1 Type:Provinces
Subdivision2 Type:Region
Parent:Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
Orogeny:Alpine orogeny
Highest:Pizzo di Coca
Elevation M:3050
Range Coordinates:46.0686°N 10.0117°W

The Bergamasque Alps or Bergamo Alps (Italian: Alpi Orobie; sometimes translated into English as Orobic Alps) are a mountain range in the Italian Alps. They are located in northern Lombardy and named after the city Bergamo, south of the mountains. Within the Eastern Alps, the Alpine Club or AVE system places them within the Western Limestone Alps, while the SOIUSA system classifies them within the Southeastern Alps.

Peaks

The main peaks of the Bergamasque Alps are:

Peak Elevation
(m) (ft)
3,050 10,010
3,040 9,974
3,037 9,964
Pizzo Porola[1] 2,981 9,780
Dente di Coca2,9249,593
2,924 9,593
2,915 9,564
2,911 9,551
2,888 9,475
2,871 9,419
2,883 9,459
2,836 9,304
2,829 9,281
2,824 9,265
2,705 8,875
Monte Masoni2,6638,737
2,620 8,596
2,610 8,563
2,590 8,500
2,554 8,380
Monte Chierico2,5358,317
Pizzo del Becco2,5078,225
Pizzo Farno2,5068,222
Monte Madonnino2,5028,209
Monte Ponteranica2,3787,802
Monte Pegherolo2,3697,772
Cime di Lemma2,3487,703
Monte Cavallo2,3237,621
2,251 7,385
Pizzo Rotondo2,2377,339
Monte Avaro2,0886,850
Monte Cornagera1,3124,304
Corno Guazza1,2704,170
Monte Farno1,2504,100

Passes

The main mountain passes of the Bergamasque Alps are:

Pass LocationType Elevation (m/ft)
Passo di Val Morta or del Diavolo Valle Seriana to Sondriofootpath 2,601 8,534
Passo di Venina Valle Brembana to Sondriofootpath 2,433 7,983
Passo del Serio Valle Seriana to Sondriofootpath 2,419 7937
Passo del Venerocolo Val di Scalve to Apricabridle path 2,315 7,595
Passo di Dordona Valle Brembana to Sondriofootpath 2,080 6,824
Bergamo to Morbegnoroad 1,985 6,513
Val di Scalve to Edoloroad 1,819 5,968
Edolo to Sondrioroad 1,181 3,875
Valleve to Tartanofootpath 2,108 6,425

Maps

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Porola (Pizzo) Cresta NE - Alpinismo Escursione in alta montagna a Valbondione, Lombardia - Gulliver Outdoor Community. gulliver.it. 27 July 2008 . 2024-01-14.