Brenta group

Brenta Group
Italian: Dolomiti di Brenta
Brenta Group mountain range.
Highest point
Peak	Cima Tosa
Elevation	3,173 m (10,410 ft)
Coordinates	46°9′26″N 10°52′16″E
Geography
Country	Italy
Parent range	Rhaetian Alps

The Brenta Group or Brenta Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti di Brenta) is a mountain range, and a subrange of the Rhaetian Alps in the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group. They are located in the Province of Trentino, in northeastern Italy. They are not a part of Dolomites mountain ranges, though are sometimes called the "Western Dolomites".

Geography

The Brenta Group is separated from:

1. the Ortler Alps in the north by the Noce Valley
2. the Adamello-Presanella group in the west by the Campo Carlo Magno Pass and the river Sarca
3. the Fiemme Mountains in the east by the Adige valley.

It is the only dolomitic group west of river Adige.

Peaks

The main peaks of the Brenta Group are:

Peak	Elevation (m/ft)
Cima Tosa	3173	10,410
Cima di Brenta	3155	10,352
Crozzon di Brenta	3123	10,247
Pietra Grande	2935	9630
Monte Spinale	2162	7094
Monte Gazza	1990	6529

Mountain passes

The main mountain passes of the Brenta Group are:

Pass	Location	Type	Elevation (m/ft)
Bocca di Tuckett	Madonna di Campiglio to Molveno	snow	2656	8714
Bocca di Brenta	Pinzolo to Molveno	snow	2553	8376
Passo del Grostè	M.di Campiglio to Cles	foot path	2440	8006

See also

• Central Eastern Alps
• Dolomites
• Limestone Alps