Adamello-Presanella
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The Adamello-Presanella Alpine group is a mountain range
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....

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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...

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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 pass
Mountain pass
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es of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:
Pass LocationType |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
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