Brescia and Garda Prealps
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The Brescia and Garda Prealps (Prealpi Bresciane e Gardesane in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps. They are located mainly in Lombardy but also in Trentino Alto Adige and in Veneto, in the northern part of Italy.
Brescia and Garda Prealps | |
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Prealpi Bresciane e Gardesane | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Monte Cadria |
Elevation | 2,254 m (7,395 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°56′23″N 10°41′50″E |
Geography | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Province | Brescia, Verona and Trento |
Parent range | Alps |
Borders on | Bergamasque Alps and Prealps, Southern Rhaetian Alps and Venetian Prealps |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Rock type | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provinces of Trento (in the Region of Trentino Alto Adige), Verona (in the Region of Veneto) and Brescia (in the Region of Lombardy).
The easternmost slopes of the mountains are drained by the Adige, the central and western part of the range by Chiese, Sarca, Oglio and other minor rivers and streams, all of them tributaries of the Po .
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[2]
Brescia and Garda Prealps' borders are (clockwise):
The Brescia and Garda Prealps are subdivided into two subsections:[2]
which are separated by the Valle Sabbia.
These subsections are further divided in supergroups:
The chief summits of the range are:
Name | metres | feet |
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Monte Cadria | 2,254 | 7,393 |
Monte Baldo | 2,218 | 7,275 |
Monte Colombine | 2,215 | 7,265 |
Monte Bondone | 2,160 | 7,084 |
Monte Tofino | 2,151 | 7,057 |
Monte Altissimo | 2,127 | 6,976 |
Dosso Alto | 2,065 | 6,773 |
Monte Muffetto | 2,060 | 6,756 |
Monte Caplone | 1,977 | 6,550 |
Monte Tombea | 1,976 | 6,481 |
Monte Tremalzo | 1,975 | 6,478 |
Monte Guglielmo | 1,957 | 6,419 |
Monte Pizzocolo | 1,582 | 5,189 |
Monte Manos | 1,517 | 4,976 |
Monte Stino | 1,466 | 4,808 |
Monte Vesta | 1,400 | 4,592 |
Corna Trentapassi | 1,248 | 4,094 |
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