The Brescia and Garda Prealps (''Prealpi Bresciane e Gardesane'' in

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) are a mountain range in the southern part of the

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. They are located mainly in

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but also in Trentino Alto Adige and in

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, in the northern part of

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Geography

Administratively the range is divided between the

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(in the

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of Trentino Alto Adige),

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(in the

) and

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

(in the

). The easternmost slopes of the mountains are drained by the

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, the central and western part of the range by

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, Sarca,

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and other minor rivers and streams, all of them

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of the Po .

SOIUSA classification

According to

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(''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way: * main part =

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* major sector =

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* section = Brescia and Garda Prealps *

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= II/C-30

Borders

Brescia and Garda Prealps' borders are (clockwise): *

river, Iseo lake and

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(west), which divide them from the Bergamasque Alps and Prealps; * Croce Domini Pass and

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(north), which divide them from the southern

Rhaetian Alps The Rhaetian Alps (; ) are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps. The SOIUSA classification system divides them into the Western Rhaetian Alps, Western, Southern Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps, while the Alpine Club classification of the ...

; *

river (east), which divides them from the

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. Geography Administratively the range is divided between the It ...

; *

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(south).

Subdivision

The Brescia and Garda Prealps are subdivided into two subsections: * Brescia Prealps -

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:II/C-30.I * Garda Prealps -

:II/C-30.II, which are separated by the Valle Sabbia. These subsections are further divided in supergroups: * Brescia Prealps: ** supergroup ''Catena Setteventi-Muffetto-Guglielmo '' -

:II/C-30.I-A, ** supergroup ''Catena Dosso Alto-Monte Palo '' -

:II/C-30.I-B;Also referred as ''Catena Bresciana Orientale.'' * Garda Prealps: ** supergroup ''Prealpi Giudicarie'' -

:II/C-30.II-A, ** supergroup ''Prealpi Gardesane Sud-occidentali'' -

:II/C-30.II-B, ** supergroup ''Prealpi Gardesane Orientali'' -

:II/C-30.II-C.

Summits

The chief summits of the range are:

References

Maps

* Italian official cartography (''

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'' - IGM); on-line version
www.pcn.minambiente.it
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Geography

SOIUSA classification

Borders

Subdivision

Summits

See also

References

Maps