Bergamasque Alps | |
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Bergamo Alps | |
![]() Orobie Alps in winter | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Pizzo di Coca |
Elevation | 3,050 m (10,010 ft) |
Naming | |
Native name | Alpi Orobie (Italian) |
Geography | |
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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 |
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Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
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TheBergamasque Alps orBergamo Alps (Italian:Alpi Orobie; sometimes translated into English asOrobic Alps) are amountain range in theItalianAlps. They are located in northernLombardy and named after the cityBergamo, south of the mountains. Within theEastern Alps, theAlpine Club or AVE system places them within theWestern Limestone Alps, while theSOIUSA system classifies them within the Southeastern Alps.
The main peaks of the Bergamasque Alps are:
Peak | Elevation | |
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(m) | (ft) | |
Pizzo di Coca | 3,050 | 10,010 |
Pizzo di Scais | 3,040 | 9,974 |
Pizzo Redorta | 3,037 | 9,964 |
Pizzo Porola[1] | 2,981 | 9,780 |
Dente di Coca | 2,924 | 9,593 |
Pizzo del Diavolo della Malgina | 2,924 | 9,593 |
Pizzo del Diavolo di Tenda | 2,915 | 9,564 |
Monte Torena | 2,911 | 9,551 |
Pizzo Recastello | 2,888 | 9,475 |
Cime di Caronella | 2,871 | 9,419 |
Monte Gleno | 2,883 | 9,459 |
Pizzo Strinato | 2,836 | 9,304 |
Pizzo di Rodes | 2,829 | 9,281 |
Pizzo dei Tre Confini | 2,824 | 9,265 |
Monte Grabiasca | 2,705 | 8,875 |
Monte Masoni | 2,663 | 8,737 |
Corno Stella | 2,620 | 8,596 |
Monte Legnone | 2,610 | 8,563 |
Monte Venerocolo | 2,590 | 8,500 |
Pizzo dei Tre Signori | 2,554 | 8,380 |
Monte Chierico | 2,535 | 8,317 |
Pizzo del Becco | 2,507 | 8,225 |
Pizzo Farno | 2,506 | 8,222 |
Monte Madonnino | 2,502 | 8,209 |
Monte Ponteranica | 2,378 | 7,802 |
Monte Pegherolo | 2,369 | 7,772 |
Cime di Lemma | 2,348 | 7,703 |
Monte Cavallo | 2,323 | 7,621 |
Monte Triomen | 2,251 | 7,385 |
Pizzo Rotondo | 2,237 | 7,339 |
Monte Avaro | 2,088 | 6,850 |
Monte Cornagera | 1,312 | 4,304 |
Corno Guazza | 1,270 | 4,170 |
Monte Farno | 1,250 | 4,100 |
The mainmountain passes of the Bergamasque Alps are:
Pass | Location | Type | Elevation (m/ft) | |
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Passo di Val Morta or del Diavolo | Valle Seriana toSondrio | footpath | 2,601 | 8,534 |
Passo di Venina | Valle Brembana to Sondrio | footpath | 2,433 | 7,983 |
Passo del Serio | Valle Seriana to Sondrio | footpath | 2,419 | 7937 |
Passo del Venerocolo | Val di Scalve toAprica | bridle path | 2,315 | 7,595 |
Passo di Dordona | Valle Brembana to Sondrio | footpath | 2,080 | 6,824 |
Passo San Marco | Bergamo toMorbegno | road | 1,985 | 6,513 |
Passo del Vivione | Val di Scalve toEdolo | road | 1,819 | 5,968 |
Aprica Pass | Edolo to Sondrio | road | 1,181 | 3,875 |
Passo di Tartano | Valleve toTartano | footpath | 2,108 | 6,425 |