Cima dei Preti

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Cima dei Preti
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Highest point
Elevation 2,703 m (8,868 ft)
Prominence 1,417 m (4,649 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Isolation 17.53 km (10.89 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Listing Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates 46°20′36″N12°25′13″E / 46.34333°N 12.42028°E / 46.34333; 12.42028
Geography
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Cima dei Preti
Location in the Alps
Location Friuli Venezia Giulia / Veneto, Italy
Parent range Carnic Prealps
Climbing
First ascent 23 September 1874 by Santo Siorpaes and Maurice Holzmann

Cima dei Preti (Italian: "Priests' Peak") is a mountain in the Carnic Prealps, the highest peak of the Friulian Dolomites, Italy. It is located at the boundaries between the provinces of Pordenone and Belluno.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: [1]

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References

  1. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN   978-88-8068-273-8.