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Presolana

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Prominence
  
725

Elevation
  
2,521 m

Province
  
Province of Bergamo

Parent range
  
Bergamasque Prealps

Location
  
Lombardy, Italy

First ascent
  
3 October 1879

Mountain range
  
Bergamasque Prealps

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Similar
  
Pizzo Arera, Monte Alben, Monte Pora, Monte Misma, Canto Alto

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Presolana (Italian: Pizzo della Presolana) is a mountain located in Lombardy, northern Italy, about 35 km north of Bergamo.

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Map of Pizzo della Presolana, 24020 Colere, Province of Bergamo, Italy

Presolana monte pora


GeographyEdit

Part of the Bergamasque Prealps, it is included in the province of Bergamo, and divides the Val Seriana and Valle di Scalve.

The top of the mountain is called Presolana Occidentale (Western Presolana) and has a maximum altitude of 2,521 m above sea level.

SOIUSA classificationEdit

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:

  • main part = Eastern Alps
  • major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
  • section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
  • subsection = Bergamasque Prealps
  • supergroup = Prealpi Bergamasche Orientali
  • group = Gruppo della Presolana
  • subgroup = Costiera Presolana-Visolo-Bares
  • code = II/C-29.II-C.7.b
  • GeologyEdit

    Presolana is notable as it is one of the few mountain in Lombardy composed of a limestone rock similar to dolomite.

    References

    Presolana Wikipedia