Adamello-Presanella Alps

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Adamello-Presanella Alps
Adamello - Monte Mandrone.jpg
Adamello-Presanella Alps seen from the Tonale Pass road.
Highest point
PeakCima Presanella
Elevation 3,558 m (11,673 ft)
Coordinates 46°13′10″N10°39′51″E / 46.21944°N 10.66417°E / 46.21944; 10.66417
Geography
Adamello-Presanella Alps
CountryItaly
Range coordinates 46°11.7′N10°37.5′E / 46.1950°N 10.6250°E / 46.1950; 10.6250
Parent range Southern Limestone Alps (Eastern Alps)
Mount Adamello's North face with Venerocolo dam in the foreground Adamello North Face 1.jpg
Mount Adamello's North face with Venerocolo dam in the foreground

The Adamello-Presanella Alps Alpine group is a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group of the Eastern Alps. [1] It is located in northern Italy, in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia. The name stems from its highest peaks: Adamello and Presanella.

Contents

The Adamello-Presanella Group is separated from the Ortler Alps in the north by the Tonale Pass; from the Bergamo Alps in the west by the Oglio valley (Val Camonica); from the Brenta Group in the east by the Campo Carlo Magno Pass and the river Sarca; to the south it continues towards Lake Iseo.

Peaks

The main peaks of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:

PeakElevation (m/ft)
Presanella 355811,694
Adamello 355411,661
Carè Alto 346511,369
Dosson di Genova 343011,254
Crozzon di Lares 335411,004
Corno Baitone 333110,929
Busazza 332910,922
Lobbia Alta 319610,486
Monte Tredenus 27969,173
Monte Frerone 26738,770

Passes

The main mountain passes of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:

PassLocationTypeElevation (m/ft)
Passo di LaresLares Glacier to the Lobbia Glaciersnow319510,483
Passo di Cercen Val di Genova to Fucine snow30439984
Passo della Lobbia AltaLobbia Glacier to the Mandron Glaciersnow30369961
Passo di PresenaVal di Genova to the Tonale Pass snow30119879
Pisgana PassVal di Genova to Ponte di Legno snow29349626
Passo della Forcellina or di Campo Cedegolo to the Val di Fumofootpath22887507
Croce Domini Pass Breno to Bagolino road18956217
Tonale Pass Cles to Edolo road18846181
Colle ManivaVal Trompia to Bagolinoroad16695476
Campo Carlo Magno Dimaro to Pinzolo road16485407

See also

References

  1. "Adamello - Presanella - Italy". www.trentino.com. Retrieved 11 June 2025.