The Comasche Prealps (also known as the Larian Prealps or the eastern Lugano Prealps) are a subsection of the Lugano Prealps. They are found in the Province of Como, Italy, and Canton Ticino, Switzerland. The highest peak is Pizzo di Gino which reaches above sea level.
They border:
to the north with the Adula Alps (in the Lepontine Alps), separated by the San Jorio pass; to the east with the Orobic Alps and the Bergamasque Prealps (in the Bergamasque Alps and Prealps), separated by Lake Como; to the south they dissolve into the Po Valley; to the west with the Varese Prealps (in the same alpine section) and separated by the Monte Ceneri pass .
Main peaks The main mountains, arranged by descending elevation above sea level, are:
Pizzo di Gino - 2,245 m Camoghè - 2,226 m Gazzirola - 2,116 m Monte Bregagno - 2,107 m Monte Bar - 1,814 m Cima di Fiorina - 1,810 m Monte Generoso - 1,701 m Monte di Tremezzo - 1,700 m Monte Galbiga - 1,698 m Monte San Primo - 1,685 m Denti della Vecchia - 1,492 m Pizzo della Croce - 1,491 m Palanzone - 1,436 m Sasso Gordona - 1,410 m Monte Colmegnone - 1,383 m Corni di Canzo - 1,373 m Monte Bisbino - 1,325 m Sighignola - 1,320 m Bollettone - 1,317 m Cornizzolo - 1,241 m Monte San Salvatore - 912 m Monte Sasso - 618 m
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