Concarena
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The Concarena is a massif in the Bergamo Prealps; its highest peak is the Cima Bacchetta, with a height of 2,549 m.
The Concarena is the highest part of the range dividing the mid Val Camonica
and the Valle di Scalve, lying at its north-eastern tip (the southern one being the Pizzo Camino
). Most of the massif is included in the province of Brescia
, with some north-western areas part of the province of Bergamo
.
Other peaks over 2,000 meters include the Cima dei Ladrinai (2,403 m), Monte Vaccio (2,3383 m) and the Corno del Dente (2,3033 m).
The massif is composed of carbonate rock
s from the Triassic
period (c. 225 millions years ago)
The Concarena is the highest part of the range dividing the mid Val Camonica
Val Camonica
Val Camonica is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, about 90 km long. It starts from the Tonale Pass, at 1883 metres above sea level and ends at Corna Trentapassi, in the comune of Pisogne, near Lake Iseo...
and the Valle di Scalve, lying at its north-eastern tip (the southern one being the Pizzo Camino
Pizzo Camino
Pizzo Camino is a mountain in the Bergamo Prealps, with a height of .It belongs to the massif dividing the upper Val di Scleve from the upper Val Camonica, together with the Concarena and the Cimone della Bagozza...
). Most of the massif is included in the province of Brescia
Province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, Italy. It borders with the province of Sondrio in the N and NW, the province of Bergamo in the W, province of Cremona in the SW and S, the province of Mantova to the S, and to the east, the province of Verona and Trentino .Source for statistical...
, with some north-western areas part of the province of Bergamo
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...
.
Other peaks over 2,000 meters include the Cima dei Ladrinai (2,403 m), Monte Vaccio (2,3383 m) and the Corno del Dente (2,3033 m).
The massif is composed of carbonate rock
Carbonate rock
Carbonate rocks are a class of sedimentary rocks composed primarily of carbonate minerals. The two major types are limestone, which is composed of calcite or aragonite and dolostone, which is composed of the mineral dolomite .Calcite can be either dissolved by groundwater or precipitated by...
s from the Triassic
Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
period (c. 225 millions years ago)