Vicentine Alps

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Vicentine Alps
Becco di Filadonna.JPG
Summit of the Becco di Filadonna
Highest point
Peak Cima Dodici
Elevation 2,336 m s.l.m.
Geography
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Lage der Vizentiner Alpen innerhalb der Ostalpen nach AVE
State Trentino, Venetia
Range coordinates 45°47′17″N11°20′19″E / 45.7881083°N 11.3387167°E / 45.7881083; 11.3387167
Parent range Eastern Alps

The Vicentine Alps (Italian : Prealpi Vicentine; German : Vizentiner Alpen, Vicentiner Alpen or Vizentiner Voralpen) are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps in Trentino and the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. The mountains were named after the city of Vicenza which lies at their eastern edge. The highest point in the range is the Cima Dodici (2,336 m s.l.m.) on the northern perimeter of the Vicentine Alps.

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Boundaries

The Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE) bounds the Vicentine Alps as follows: [1] In the west the Adige marks the boundary of the range from Verona to Trento. Further east, the Mocheni Valley forms the boundary, followed by the Sugana Valley (Brenta) to Bassano del Grappa and the North Italian Plain, from where Verona is reached.

Neighbouring ranges are: to the west, the Garda Mountains; to the north, the Fiemme Alps; and, to the east, the Dolomites.

Notable peaks

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References

  1. Einteilung der Ostalpen nach Alpenvereinsjahrbuch 1984 Accessed on 8 April 2009