Nonsberg Group

Nonsberg Group
Nonsberg Group
	The twin peaks of the Laugenspitze
Highest point
Peak	Laugenspitze
Elevation	2,434 m s.l.m.
Geography
	Location of the Nonsberg Group within the Eastern Alps
State	South Tyrol and Trentino, Italy
Range coordinates	46°32′05″N11°05′09″E / 46.53472°N 11.08583°E Coordinates: 46°32′05″N11°05′09″E / 46.53472°N 11.08583°E
Parent range	Eastern Alps

Last updated April 28, 2019

The Nonsberg Group (German : Nonsberggruppe, Italian : Alpi della Val di Non) is a mountain range in South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy and part of the Southern Limestone Alps. A large part of the Nonsberg Group is formed by the Mendelkamm. Their highest peak is the Laugenspitze (2,434 m s.l.m. ). The Nonsberg Group is bounded in the east by the Etschtal, to the north by the Prissian High Forest (Ger: Prissianer Hochwald, It: Selva di Prissiano) on the Gampen Pass (It: Passo delle Palade) and in the west by the Non Valley (Ger: Nonstal, It: Val di Non).

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Location

The boundary of the range according to the Alpine Club Classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE):^[1]

Merano – Etschtal to Mezzocorona − Noce Valley (lower Non Valley/Val di Sole) – Lago di Santa Giustina – Val di Pescara – Proveis − Lederbuch – Hofmahd – Maraunbach to its confluence with the Valschauer Bach – Ultental – Lana – Merano

Until its reclassification in AVE 1984 this group was counted as part of the Brenta Group according to the old 1924 Moriggl Classification (ME).

Important summits

From north to south:

Laugenspitze (Monte Lucco, 2,434 m s.l.m.)
Hofbichl (Monte Salomp, 1,818 m s.l.m.)
Gantkofel (Monte Macaion, 1,866 m s.l.m.)
Penegal (1,737 m s.l.m.)
Roen (Monte Roen, 2,116 m s.l.m.)
Schönleiten (Coste Belle, 1,811 m s.l.m.)
Tresner Horn (Corno di Tres, 1,817 m s.l.m.)
Monticello (1,857 m s.l.m.)

The Laugenspitze is a mountain in the Ortler Alps in South Tyrol, Italy.

The Gantkofel is a mountain of the Nonsberg group in South Tyrol, Italy.

The Penegal is a mountain of the Nonsberg group near Kaltern, South Tyrol, Italy.

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References

↑ Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen

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[1] Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen