Pizzo Tre Signori
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| Pizzo Tre Signori | |
|---|---|
 The Pizzo Tre Signori from the Ornica side | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,554 m (8,379 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°00′00″N 9°32′00″E / 46.00000°N 9.53333°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Three Lords Peak |
| Language of name | Italian |
| Geography | |
  Pizzo Tre Signori Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Lombardy, Italy |
| Parent range | Bergamo Alps |
Pizzo Tre Signori is a mountain in the Bergamo Alps, with an elevation of 2,554 metres (8,379 ft).
Etymology
The name stems from the historical division of the area that it marked, between the State of Milan, the Republic of Venice and the Grisons canton of Switzerland.
Geography
The mountain is located between the Valtellina, Val Brembana and Valsassina. It represents the tripoint between the Italian provinces of Sondrio, Lecco and Bergamo.
SOIUSA classification
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[1]
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
- section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
- subsection = Bergamo Alps
- supergroup = Orobie Occidentali
- group = Gruppo del Tre Signori
- code = II/C-29.I-B.6
References
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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