Elevation 1,946 m Province Province of Lucca | ||
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Mountains Similar Garfagnana, Monte Sagro, Pania della Croce, Monte Pisanino, Monte Forato | ||
Amazing apuan alps pizzo d uccello timelapse 4k amazing places 9
The Apuan Alps (Italian: Alpi Apuane) are a mountain range in northern Tuscany, Italy, part of the Apennine Mountains. They are included between the valleys of the Serchio and Magra rivers, and, to north-west, the Garfagnana and Lunigiana, with a total length of approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi). The name derives from the Apuani Ligures tribe who lived here in ancient times.
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- Amazing apuan alps pizzo d uccello timelapse 4k amazing places 9
- Map of Apuan Alps 55034 Minucciano Province of Lucca Italy
- Apennine mountains and apuan alps misty barga at dawn from il benefizio
- Geology and geography
- Main peaks
- References
Map of Apuan Alps, 55034 Minucciano, Province of Lucca, Italy
Apennine mountains and apuan alps misty barga at dawn from il benefizio
Geology and geography
The chain formed out of sea sediments in the middle Triassic period, somewhat earlier than the rest of the Apennines, and on a rather different geological structure. Over time, these sediments hardened into limestone, dolomite, sandstone, and shale. Harsh pressure approximately 25 million years ago transformed the limestone in many places into the Carrara marble (named for the nearby city of Carrara) for which the range is renowned. Erosion carved much of the remaining sedimentary rocks into a jagged karst topography.
The highest peak is the Monte Pisanino, at 1,946 metres (6,385 ft).