Bergamasque Alps
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Bergamasque Alps Bergamo Alps |
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Panorama of the Bergamasque Alps from Val Seriana
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Highest point | |
Peak | Pizzo di Coca |
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Geography | |
Country | Italy |
State/Province | Lombardy |
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Parent range | Bergamasque Alps and Prealps |
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Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
The Bergamasque Alps or Bergamo Alps (Italian: Prealpi Orobie) are a mountain range in the Italian Alps which forms part of the Central Eastern Alps. They are located in northern Lombardy and named after the city Bergamo, south of the mountains.
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Peaks
The main peaks of the Bergamasque Alps are:
Peak | Elevation | |
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(m) | (ft) | |
Pizzo di Coca | 3,052 | 10,014 |
Pizzo di Scais | 3,040 | 9,974 |
Pizzo di Redorta | 3,037 | 9,964 |
Pizzo del Diavolo | 2,915 | 9,564 |
Pizzo Recastello | 2,888 | 9,475 |
Monte Gleno | 2,883 | 9,459 |
Pizzo Tornello | 2,688 | 8,819 |
Corno Stella | 2,620 | 8,596 |
Monte Legnone | 2,610 | 8,563 |
Pizzo dei Tre Signori | 2,554 | 8,380 |
Monte Toro | 2,524 | 8,281 |
Pizzo Arera | 2,512 | 8,241 |
Pizzo del Becco | 2,507 | 8,225 |
Passes
The main mountain passes of the Bergamasque Alps are:
Pass | Location | Type | Elevation (m/ft) | |
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Passo di Val Morta or del Diavolo | Valle Seriana to Sondrio | foot path | 2,601 | 8,534 |
Passo di Venina | Valle Brembana to Sondrio | foot path | 2,433 | 7,983 |
Passo del Serio | Valle Seriana to Sondrio | foot path | 2,419 | 7937 |
Passo del Venerocolo | Val di Scalve to Aprica | bridle path | 2,315 | 7,595 |
Passo di Dordona | Valle Brembana to Sondrio | foot path | 2,080 | 6,824 |
Passo San Marco | Bergamo to Morbegno | road | 1,985 | 6,513 |
Passo del Vivione | Val di Scalve to Edolo | road | 1,819 | 5,968 |
Passo della Presolana | Clusone to the Val di Scalve | road | 1,286 | 4,219 |
Aprica Pass | Edolo to Sondrio | road | 1,181 | 3,875 |
Passo di Tartano | Valleve to Tartano | foot path | 2,108 | 6,425 |
References
See also
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