Southern Carnic Alps
| Southern Carnic Alps | |
|---|---|
| Highest peak | Cima dei Preti ( 2706 m slm ) |
| location | Veneto , Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| part of | Southern Limestone Alps |
| Classification according to | AVE 57b |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 21 ′ N , 12 ° 25 ′ E |
The Southern Carnic Alps (ital. Prealpi Carniche ) are a mountain group of the Eastern Alps in the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The highest point in the group is the Cima dei Preti ( 2706 m slm ). The Friulian Dolomites are part of the Southern Carnic Alps .
Boundary
The Alpine Club division of the Eastern Alps (AVE) delimits the Southern Carnic Alps as follows: In the south, west and partly in the north the mountains are bounded by the Piave , in the north by Santo Stefano di Cadore to Sappada . Via Forni Avolti it goes into the Degano Valley and Comeglians . Then the course follows the Val Calda . Other border points are Paluzzo , Ligosullo and Paularo . Followed by the Rio Turrico , the mountains continue to Forca Pradulina and along the Frattengraben . This is followed by Pontebba and the valley of the Fella . This flows into the Tagliamento , which forms the further border. This is followed by the northern Italian plain, where San Stefano and the Piave are reached again.
Surrounding mountain groups are the Dolomites in the west, the Carnic main ridge in the north and the Julian Alps in the east .
Highest mountains
- Cima dei Preti (2,706 m)
- Monte Duranno (2,668 m)
- Monte Terza Grande (2,586 m)
- Monte Cridola (2,580 m)
- Cima Monfalcon di Montanaia (2,548 m)
- Monte Brentoni (2,548 m)
- Monte Pramaggiore (2,478 m)
- Col Nudo (2,472 m)
- Creta Forata (2,462 m)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Classification of the Eastern Alps according to the 1984 Alpine Club Yearbook.Retrieved on April 8, 2009
