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Bergamasque Alps
Bergamo Alps
Panorama of the Bergamasque Alps from Val Seriana
Highest point
PeakPizzo di Coca
Elevation3,052 m (10,013 ft)
Geography
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
Parent rangeBergamasque Alps and Prealps
Borders onBregaglia Range, Bernina Range, Ortler Alps, Adamello-Presanella and Bergamasque Prealps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine 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

Pizzo Recastello in winter

The main peaks of the Bergamasque Alps are:

Peak Elevation
(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

Tartano pass

The main mountain passes of the Bergamasque Alps are:

Pass Location Type Elevation (m/ft)
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

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