Adamello-Presanella Alps (original) (raw)

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Mountain range in northern Italy

Adamello-Presanella Alps
Adamello-Presanella Alps seen from the Tonale Pass road.
Highest point
Peak	Cima Presanella
Elevation	3,558 m (11,673 ft)
Coordinates	46°13′10″N 10°39′51″E / 46.21944°N 10.66417°E / 46.21944; 10.66417
Geography
Country	Italy
Range coordinates	46°11.7′N 10°37.5′E / 46.1950°N 10.6250°E / 46.1950; 10.6250
Parent range	Southern Limestone Alps (Eastern Alps)

Mount Adamello's North face with Venerocolo dam in the foreground

The Adamello-Presanella Alps Alpine group is a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group of the Eastern Alps. It is located in northern Italy, in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia. The name stems from its highest peaks: Adamello and Presanella.

The Adamello-Presanella Group is separated from the Ortler Alps in the north by the Tonale Pass; from the Bergamo Alps in the west by the Oglio valley (Val Camonica); from the Brenta Group in the east by the Campo Carlo Magno Pass and the river Sarca; to the south it continues towards Lake Iseo.

The main peaks of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:

The main mountain passes of the Adamello-Presanella Group are:

• Southern Limestone Alps
• Geography of the Alps