Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche

The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps (Alpi e Prealpi Bergamasche in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps. They are located in Lombardy, in the northern part of Italy.

Geography
Administratively the range belongs to the Italian province of Bergamo and, marginally, to the provinces of Sondrio, Lecco and Brescia.

The western slopes of the mountains are drained by the Adda, the central and western part of the range by Oglio and other minor rivers and streams, all of them tributaries of the Po.

SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:
 * main part = Eastern Alps
 * major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
 * section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
 * code = II/C-29

Borders
Bergamasque Alps and Prealps' borders are (clockwise):
 * Como lake (west);
 * river Adda, Aprica pass and Corteno valley (north);
 * val Camonica and Iseo lake (east);
 * Po Plain (south).

Subdivision
The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps are subdivided in two subsections: which are divided by some secondary valleys of Val Brembana, Val Seriana and Val Camonica: Valsassina, Valtorta, Val Secca, Valcanale, Val Nembo, Val di Scalve and Val Paisco.
 * Bergamo Alps (IT: Alpi Orobie) - SOIUSA code: II/C-29.I,
 * Bergamasque Prealps (IT: Prealpi Bergamasche)- SOIUSA code: II/C-29.II,

Notable summits
Some notable summits of the range are:

Maps

 * Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it

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