The Brescia and Garda Prealps (Prealpi Bresciane e Gardesane in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps. They are located mainly in Lombardy but also in Trentino Alto Adige and in Veneto, in the northern part of Italy.
| Brescia and Garda Prealps | |
|---|---|
| Prealpi Bresciane e Gardesane | |
 Brescia and Garda Prealps (section nr.30) within Eastern Alps | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Monte Cadria |
| Elevation | 2,254 m (7,395 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°56′23″N 10°41′50″E / 45.93972°N 10.69722°E |
| Geography | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | Brescia, Verona and Trento |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Bergamasque Alps and Prealps, Southern Rhaetian Alps and Venetian Prealps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
Geography
editAdministratively the range is divided between the Italian provinces of Trento (in the Region of Trentino Alto Adige), Verona (in the Region of Veneto) and Brescia (in the Region of Lombardy).
The easternmost slopes of the mountains are drained by the Adige, the central and western part of the range by Chiese, Sarca, Oglio and other minor rivers and streams, all of them tributaries of the Po .
SOIUSA classification
editAccording to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[2]
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
- section = Brescia and Garda Prealps
- code = II/C-30
Borders
editBrescia and Garda Prealps' borders are (clockwise):
- Oglio river, Iseo lake and Val Camonica (west), which divide them from the Bergamasque Alps and Prealps;
- Croce Domini Pass and Giudicarie (north), which divide them from the southern Rhaetian Alps;
- Adige river (east), which divides them from the Venetian Prealps;
- Po Plain (south).
Subdivision
editThe Brescia and Garda Prealps are subdivided into two subsections:[2]
- Brescia Prealps - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.I
- Garda Prealps - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.II,
which are separated by the Valle Sabbia.
These subsections are further divided in supergroups:
- Brescia Prealps:
- supergroup Catena Setteventi-Muffetto-Guglielmo - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.I-A,[3]
- supergroup Catena Dosso Alto-Monte Palo - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.I-B;[4]
- Garda Prealps:
- supergroup Prealpi Giudicarie - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.II-A,
- supergroup Prealpi Gardesane Sud-occidentali - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.II-B,
- supergroup Prealpi Gardesane Orientali - SOIUSA code:II/C-30.II-C.
Summits
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The chief summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Monte Cadria | 2,254 | 7,393 |
| Monte Baldo | 2,218 | 7,275 |
| Monte Colombine | 2,215 | 7,265 |
| Monte Bondone | 2,160 | 7,084 |
| Monte Tofino | 2,151 | 7,057 |
| Monte Altissimo | 2,127 | 6,976 |
| Dosso Alto | 2,065 | 6,773 |
| Monte Muffetto | 2,060 | 6,756 |
| Monte Caplone | 1,977 | 6,550 |
| Monte Tombea | 1,976 | 6,481 |
| Monte Tremalzo | 1,975 | 6,478 |
| Monte Guglielmo | 1,957 | 6,419 |
| Monte Pizzocolo | 1,582 | 5,189 |
| Monte Manos | 1,517 | 4,976 |
| Monte Stino | 1,466 | 4,808 |
| Monte Vesta | 1,400 | 4,592 |
| Corna Trentapassi | 1,248 | 4,094 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ VV. AA. (1999). Lombardia : esclusa Milano (in Italian). Touring Club Italiano. p. 37.
- ^ a b Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
- ^ Also referred as Catena Bresciana Occidentale.
- ^ Also referred as Catena Bresciana Orientale.
Maps
edit- Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it