Bergamasque Alps

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Bergamasque Alps
Bergamo Alps
Orobie Bergamasche in inverno.jpg
Orobie Alps in winter
Highest point
Peak Pizzo di Coca
Elevation 3,050 m (10,010 ft)
Naming
Native nameAlpi Orobie (Italian)
Geography
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Provinces Flag of Bergamo.svg  Bergamo, Flag of Brescia.svg  Brescia and Lecco
Region Flag of Lombardy.svg  Lombardy
Range coordinates 46°4′7″N10°0′42″E / 46.06861°N 10.01167°E / 46.06861; 10.01167
Parent range Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
Borders on Bregaglia Range, Bernina Range, Ortler Alps, Adamello-Presanella and Bergamasque Prealps
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Type of rock Igneous rock and Sedimentary rocks

The Bergamasque Alps or Bergamo Alps (Italian : Alpi Orobie; sometimes translated into English as Orobic Alps) are a mountain range in the Italian Alps. They are located in northern Lombardy and named after the city Bergamo, south of the mountains. Within the Eastern Alps, the Alpine Club or AVE system places them within the Western Limestone Alps, while the SOIUSA system classifies them within the Southeastern Alps.

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Peaks

The main peaks of the Bergamasque Alps are:

PeakElevation
(m)(ft)
Pizzo di Coca 3,05010,010
Pizzo di Scais 3,0409,974
Pizzo Redorta 3,0379,964
Pizzo Porola [1] 2,9819,780
Dente di Coca 2,9249,593
Pizzo del Diavolo della Malgina 2,9249,593
Pizzo del Diavolo di Tenda 2,9159,564
Monte Torena 2,9119,551
Pizzo Recastello 2,8889,475
Cime di Caronella 2,8719,419
Monte Gleno 2,8839,459
Pizzo Strinato 2,8369,304
Pizzo di Rodes 2,8299,281
Pizzo dei Tre Confini 2,8249,265
Monte Grabiasca 2,7058,875
Monte Masoni 2,6638,737
Corno Stella 2,6208,596
Monte Legnone 2,6108,563
Monte Venerocolo 2,5908,500
Pizzo dei Tre Signori 2,5548,380
Monte Chierico 2,5358,317
Pizzo del Becco 2,5078,225
Pizzo Farno 2,5068,222
Monte Madonnino 2,5028,209
Monte Ponteranica 2,3787,802
Monte Pegherolo 2,3697,772
Cime di Lemma 2,3487,703
Monte Cavallo 2,3237,621
Monte Triomen 2,2517,385
Pizzo Rotondo 2,2377,339
Monte Avaro 2,0886,850
Monte Cornagera 1,3124,304
Corno Guazza 1,2704,170
Monte Farno 1,2504,100

Passes

The main mountain passes of the Bergamasque Alps are:

PassLocationTypeElevation (m/ft)
Passo di Val Morta or del DiavoloValle Seriana to Sondrio footpath2,6018,534
Passo di VeninaValle Brembana to Sondriofootpath2,4337,983
Passo del SerioValle Seriana to Sondriofootpath2,4197937
Passo del VenerocoloVal di Scalve to Aprica bridle path2,3157,595
Passo di DordonaValle Brembana to Sondriofootpath2,0806,824
Passo San Marco Bergamo to Morbegno road1,9856,513
Passo del Vivione Val di Scalve to Edolo road1,8195,968
Aprica Pass Edolo to Sondrioroad1,1813,875
Passo di Tartano Valleve to Tartano footpath2,1086,425

Panorama

Maps

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References

  1. "Porola (Pizzo) Cresta NE - Alpinismo | Escursione in alta montagna a Valbondione, Lombardia - Gulliver Outdoor Community". gulliver.it. 27 July 2008. Retrieved 2024-01-14.