Venetian Prealps

The Venetian Prealps (Prealpi Venete in Italian) are a mountain range in the south-eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Triveneto, in the north-eastern part of Italy.

Venetian Prealps
Monti Lessini in winter
Highest point
PeakCol Nudo
Elevation2,472 m (8,110 ft)
Coordinates46°13′44″N 12°24′05″E
Naming
Native namePrealpi Venete
Geography
Venetian prealps (section nr.32) within Eastern Alps
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onBrescia and Garda Prealps, Dolomites, Carnic and Gailtal Alps and Venetian Plain
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

Geography

Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provinces of Trento (in the Region of Trentino Alto Adige), Verona, Vicenza, Treviso, Belluno (in the Region of Veneto) and Pordenone (in the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia).

The Venetian Prealps are drained by the rivers Adige, Brenta, Piave and other minor rivers and streams, all of them tributaries of the Adriatic sea.

Summits

Northern slopes of Col Nudo

The chief summits of the Venetian prealps are:

Namemetresfeet
Col Nudo2,4728,110
Cima Dodici2,3417,680
Cima Portule2,3107,578
Cima Carega2,2597,411
Cima Palon2,2327,322
Monte Grappa1,7755,823
Col Visentin1,7645,787

Maps

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