The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps (Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps. They are located in Lombardy, in the northern part of Italy.
Geography Administratively the range belongs to the Italian province of Bergamo and, marginally, to the provinces of Sondrio, Lecco and Brescia.
The western slopes of the mountains are drained by the Adda, the central and western part of the range by Oglio and other minor rivers and streams, all of them tributaries of the Po .
SOIUSA classification According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way: main part = Eastern Alps major sector = Southern Limestone Alps section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps code = II/C-29
Borders Bergamasque Alps and Prealps' borders are (clockwise): Como lake (west); river Adda, Aprica pass and Corteno valley (north); val Camonica and Iseo lake (east); Po Plain (south).
Subdivision The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps are subdivided in two subsections: Bergamo Alps (IT: Alpi Orobie) - SOIUSA code: II/C-29.I, Bergamasque Prealps (IT: Prealpi Bergamasche)- SOIUSA code: II/C-29.II, which are divided by some secondary valleys of Val Brembana, Val Seriana and Val Camonica: Valsassina, Valtorta, Val Secca, Valcanale, Val Nembo, Val di Scalve and Val Paisco.
Notable summits
Some notable summits of the range are:
Namemetresfeet Pizzo Coca 3,050 10,007 Corno Stella 2,620 8,596 Pizzo Recastello 2,886 9,475 Monte Legnone 2,609 8,563 Pizzo Tre Signori 2,554 8,379 Pizzo Arera 2,512 8,241 Presolana 2,511 8,239 Pizzo Camino 2,492 8,224 Grigna 2,410 7,907 Monte Resegone 1,875 6,155 Canto Alto 1,146 3,760
References
Maps Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it
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