Bergamasque Alps
Appearance
Bergamasque Alps Bergamo Alps | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Pizzo di Coca |
Elevation | 3,052 m (10,013 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Parent range | Bergamasque Alps and Prealps |
Borders on | Bregaglia Range, Bernina Range, Ortler Alps, Adamello-Presanella and Bergamasque Prealps |
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.
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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