Adamello-Presanella
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The Adamello-Presanella Alpine group is a mountain range
in the Italian
Alps
. It is part of the Southern Limestone Alps
. It is located in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia. The name stems from its highest peaks: Adamello and Presanella
.
The Adamello-Presanella Group is separated from the Ortler Alps
in the north by the Tonale Pass
; from the Bergamo Alps
in the west by the Oglio
valley (Val Camonica); from the Brenta Group
in the east by the Campo Carlo Magno
Pass and the river Sarca
; to the south it continues towards Lake Iseo
.
es of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the Italian
Italy
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Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
. It is part of the Southern Limestone Alps
Southern Limestone Alps
The Southern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps mainly located in northern Italy and the adjacent lands of Austria and Slovenia. The distinction from the Central Alps, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological...
. It is located in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia. The name stems from its highest peaks: Adamello and Presanella
Presanella
Presanella is a mountain in the Adamello-Presanella range of the Italian Alps of northern Italy....
.
The Adamello-Presanella Group is separated from the Ortler Alps
Ortler Alps
The Ortler Alps are a mountain range in the central Alps of Italy. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps or the Southern Limestone Alps....
in the north by the Tonale Pass
Tonale Pass
Tonale Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Italy across the Rhaetian Alps, between Lombardy and Trentino.It connects Valcamonica and Val di Sole...
; from the Bergamo Alps
Bergamo Alps
The Bergamo Alps 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....
in the west by the Oglio
Oglio
The Oglio is a left-side tributary of the Po River in Lombardy, Italy. It is 280 km long....
valley (Val Camonica); from the Brenta Group
Brenta Group
The Brenta Group is a mountain range of the Rhaetian Alps. It is located in the Italian province of Trentino.The Brenta Group is separated from the Ortler Alps in the north by the Noce valley; from the Adamello-Presanella group in the west by the Campo Carlo Magno Pass and the river Sarca; from...
in the east by the Campo Carlo Magno
Campo Carlo Magno
Campo Carlo Magno is a pass in the Adamello-Brenta mountain region in Italy.It connects the Val Rendena and the Val di Sole. To the west of the pass are the Adamello-Presanella mountains, to the east the Brenta Dolomites....
Pass and the river Sarca
Sarca
The Sarca is a river springing from the Adamello-Presanella mountains in the Italian Alps and flowing into Lake Garda in Northern Italy. As an emissary of the lake it becomes known as the Mincio....
; to the south it continues towards Lake Iseo
Lake Iseo
Lake Iseo or Lago d'Iseo or Sebino is the fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy, fed by the Oglio river.It is in the north of the country in the Val Camonica area, near the cities of Brescia and Bergamo. The lake is almost equally divided between the Provinces of Bergamo and Brescia...
.
Peaks
The main peaks of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:Peak | |Elevation (m/ft) | |
---|---|---|
Presanella Presanella Presanella is a mountain in the Adamello-Presanella range of the Italian Alps of northern Italy.... |
3558 | 11,694 |
Adamello | 3554 | 11,661 |
Carè Alto Carè Alto Carè Alto is a mountain in the Italian Alps, near Trento, above the San Valentino valley. It has an elevation of 3,465 metres . It is a mountain of the Adamello-Presanella Group in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia and is part of the Southern Limestone Alps.... |
3465 | 11,369 |
Dosson di Genova | 3430 | 11,254 |
Crozzon di Lares | 3354 | 11,004 |
Corno di Baitone | 3331 | 10,929 |
Busazza | 3329 | 10,922 |
Lobbia Alta | 3196 | 10,486 |
Passes
The main mountain passMountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
es of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:
Pass | Location | Type | |Elevation (m/ft) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Passo di Lares | Lares Glacier to the Lobbia Glacier | snow | 3195 | 10,483 |
Passo di Cercen | Val di Genova to Fucine | snow | 3043 | 9984 |
Passo della Lobbia Alta | Lobbia Glacier to the Mandron Glacier | snow | 3036 | 9961 |
Passo di Presena | Val di Genova to the Tonale Pass Tonale Pass Tonale Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Italy across the Rhaetian Alps, between Lombardy and Trentino.It connects Valcamonica and Val di Sole... |
snow | 3011 | 9879 |
Pisgana Pass | Val di Genova to Ponte di Legno Ponte di Legno Ponte di Legno is an Italian comune of 1816 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-History:... |
snow | 2934 | 9626 |
Passo della Forcellina or di Campo | Cedegolo Cedegolo Cedegolo is an Italian comune of 1.264 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:The village of Cedegolo located in a narrow gorge formed by Oglio river, on its eastern side... to the Val di Fumo |
foot path | 2288 | 7507 |
Croce Domini Pass | Breno Breno Breno is an Italian comune of 5.014 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:It is bounded by other communes of Bagolino, Bienno, Braone, Ceto, Cividate Camuno, Condino , Daone , Losine, Malegno, Niardo, Prestine.The village of Breno stands in a ravine by the... to Bagolino Bagolino Bagolino is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy, in the valley of the river Caffaro, on the right side of Valle Sabbia. Bagolino is famous for the cheese named Bagòss and the carnival.... |
road | 1895 | 6217 |
Tonale Pass Tonale Pass Tonale Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Italy across the Rhaetian Alps, between Lombardy and Trentino.It connects Valcamonica and Val di Sole... |
Cles Cles left|thumb|200px|[[Saint Roch]] ChurchCles is a town and comune in Trentino, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy.-The Tabula clesiana:... to Edolo Edolo Edolo is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, located in the High Camonica valley.The comune is bounded by other communes of Corteno Golgi, Incudine, Lovero , Malonno, Monno, Ponte di Legno, Saviore dell'Adamello, Sernio , Sonico, Temù, Tovo di Sant'Agata , Vezza d'Oglio,... |
road | 1884 | 6181 |
Colle Maniva | Val Trompia to Bagolino | road | 1669 | 5476 |
Campo Carlo Magno | Dimaro Dimaro Dimaro is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 66 km northwest of Trento... to Pinzolo Pinzolo Pinzolo is a small town and comune situated in Val Rendena in Trentino in the northern Italian Alps at an altitude of 800 m.It is mainly known as a ski resort during the winter months.-External links:... |
road | 1648 | 5407 |
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes