Location Lombardy, Italy Prominence 721 m Mountain range Bergamasque Prealps | Elevation 2,549 m Province Province of Brescia Parent range Bergamasque Prealps | |
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Listing Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m Similar Cimone della Bagozza, Pizzo Badile Camuno, Pizzo Camino, Presolana, Monte Elto | ||
The Concarena is a mountain in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the highest mountain in the Bergamasque Prealps. It is multi summited and its highest peak is the Cima della Bacchetta, with a height of 2,549 m.
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Map of Concarena, 25040 Lozio, Province of Brescia, Italy
The Concarena divides the mid Val Camonica and the Valle di Scalve, lying at its north-eastern tip (the southern one being the Pizzo Camino). Most of the mountain is located in the province of Brescia, with only the north-western areas part of the province of Bergamo.
Other summits over 2,000 meters include the Cima dei Ladrinai (2,403 m), Monte Vaccio (2,338 m) and the Corno del Dente (2,303 m).
The mountain is composed of carbonate rocks from the Triassic period (c. 225 million years ago).
SOIUSA classificationEdit
According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: