Venetian Prealps | |
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![]() Monti Lessini in winter | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Col Nudo |
Elevation | 2,471 m (8,107 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 46°13′39″N12°24′12″E / 46.22743°N 12.40331°E /46.22743; 12.40331[1] |
Naming | |
Native name | Prealpi Venete (Italian) |
Geography | |
Country | Italy |
Regions | Veneto,Friuli-Venezia Giulia andTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Provinces | Trento,Verona,Vicenza,Treviso,Belluno andPordenone |
Parent range | Alps |
Borders on | Brescia and Garda Prealps, Dolomites, Carnic and Gailtal Alps and Venetian Plain |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
TheVenetian Prealps (Prealpi Venete inItalian) are a mountain range in the south-eastern part of theAlps. They are located inTriveneto, in the north-eastern part ofItaly.
Administratively the range is divided between theItalian provinces ofTrento (in theregion ofTrentino Alto Adige),Verona,Vicenza,Treviso,Belluno (in theRegion ofVeneto) andPordenone (in the region ofFriuli-Venezia Giulia).
The Venetian Prealps are drained by the riversAdige,Brenta,Piave and other minor rivers and streams, all of themtributaries of theAdriatic Sea.
The chief summits of the Venetian prealps are:
Name | metres | feet |
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Col Nudo | 2,471 | 8,107 |
Cima Dodici | 2,341 | 7,680 |
Cima Portule | 2,310 | 7,578 |
Gruppo della Carega - Cima Carega | 2,259 | 7,411 |
Cima Palon | 2,232 | 7,322 |
Catena delle Tre Croci -Monte Zevola | 1,976 | 6,483 |
Monte Campomolon | 1,853 | 6,079 |
Monte Grappa | 1,775 | 5,823 |
Col Visentin | 1,764 | 5,787 |