Carnic Prealps

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.

Carnic Prealps
Cima dei Preti, the highest mount of the range
Highest point
PeakCima dei Preti
Elevation2,703 m (8,868 ft)
Coordinates46°34′24″N 12°42′11″E
Naming
Native namePrealpi Carniche
Geography
Carnic Prealps
Location within the Eastern Alps
CountryItaly
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
RiversTagliamento
Parent rangeCarnic and Gailtal Alps
Borders onJulian Alps and Prealps, Venetian Prealps, Dolomites, Carnic Alps and Po plain
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSedimentary rocks[1]

Geography

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 summits

Campanile di Val Montanaia (Dolomiti Friulane supergroup)

Some notable summits of the range are:

Namemetres
Cima dei Preti2,713
Monte Duranno2,652
Monte Cridola2,581
Croda Montanaia2,548
Cima Both2,437

See also

References

  1. Sainsbury, Brendan (2011). Camminare in Italia (in Italian). EDT srl. p. 196.

Maps

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