| Carnic Prealps | |
| Country: | Italy |
| Subdivision2 Type: | Region |
| Subdivision2: | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Parent: | Carnic and Gailtal Alps |
| Subdivision4 Type: | Rivers |
| Subdivision4: | Tagliamento |
| Highest: | Cima dei Preti |
| Elevation M: | 2703 |
| Coordinates: | 46.5733°N 12.7031°W |
| Geology: | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
| Orogeny: | Alpine orogeny |
| Map: | Alps |
The Carnic Prealps (Prealpi Carniche in Italian) or Southern Carnic Alps (German: Südliche Karnische Alpen) are a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps, part of the larger Carnic and Gailtal Alps group. They are located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in the northern part of Italy.
According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps, the Carnic Prealps (AVE 57b) stretch from the Piave River in the south and west up to Sappada and Forni Avoltri, forming the border with the Dolomites range. The northern border with the main chain of the Carnic Alps runs along the Degano Valley to Comeglians in the Carnia region, and further eastwards via Paluzza, Ligosullo and Paularo to the Fella Valley at Pontebba. In the east the ravine of the Tagliamento River marks the border with the Julian Alps down to the Padan Plain in the south.
Administratively the range belongs to the Italian province of Pordenone and Udine.
Some notable summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | |
|---|---|---|
| 2,713 | ||
| Monte Duranno | 2,652 | |
| 2,581 | ||
| Croda Montanaia | 2,548 | |
| Cima Both | 2,437 |