Peak Cima dei Preti Country Italy Orogeny Alpine orogeny Type of rock Sedimentary rock | Elevation 2,703 m (8,868 ft) Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia Highest point Cima dei Preti Parent range Carnic and Gailtal Alps | |
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Borders on List
Julian Alps and Prealps
Venetian Prealps
Dolomites
Carnic Alps
Po plain Mountains Cima dei Preti, Monte Cridola Similar Carnic Alps, Julian Alps, Tagliamento, Cima dei Preti, Piancavallo | ||
The Carnic Prealps (Prealpi Carniche in Italian) or Southern Carnic Alps (German: Südliche Karnische Alpen) are a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps, part of the larger Carnic and Gailtal Alps group. They are located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in the northern part of Italy.
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GeographyEdit
According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps, the Carnic Prealps (AVE 57b) stretch from the Piave River in the south and west up to Sappada and Forni Avoltri, forming the border with the Dolomites range. The northern border with the main chain of the Carnic Alps runs along the Degano Valley to Comeglians in the Carnia region, and further eastwards via Paluzza, Ligosullo and Paularo to the Fella Valley at Pontebba. In the east the ravine of the Tagliamento River marks the border with the Julian Alps down to the Padan Plain in the south.
Administratively the range belongs to the Italian province of Pordenone and Udine.
Notable summitsEdit
Some notable summits of the range are: