Presolana

{{Short description|Mountain in Lombardy, northern Italy}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Presolana

| photo = Presolana... Above all.JPG

| photo_caption = Presolana in winter as seen from Mount Alben, emerging above low-lying stratus clouds.

| elevation_m = 2521

| elevation_ref = Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: [http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer/ www.pcn.minambiente.it]

| prominence = 725

| prominence_ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13822|title= Pizzo della Presolana - peakbagger|publisher = peakbagger.com|accessdate = 13 March 2015}}

|map = Alps

|map_caption = Location in the Alps

| location = Lombardy, Italy

| range = Bergamasque Prealps

|coordinates = {{coord|45.9562|N|10.0557|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| first_ascent = 3 October 1870, by Carlo Medici, Federico Frizzoni and Antonio Curò

| easiest_route =

}}

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

Geography

Part of the Bergamasque Alps, 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 classification =

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

| last = Marazzi

| first = Sergio

| authorlink =

| title = Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA

| publisher = Priuli & Verlucca

| series =

| year = 2005

| language = Italian

| page =

| doi =

| isbn = 978-88-8068-273-8

}}

Geology

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

Gallery

File:Malga Cassinelli 03.jpg

File:Rifugio Olmo 01.JPG

File:Presolana dal Grem.JPG

File:Presolana 01.JPG

File:Presolana sud grotta Pagani.jpg

File:Presolana torrioni parete sud.jpg

References