Alpi Orobie Occidentali

Alpi Orobie Occidentali is a region in Albaredo per San Marco, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy.

Photo: Pier B., CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: San Marco Pass and Monte Ponteranica.

San Marco Pass

Mountain saddle

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The San Marco Pass is a mountain pass that links Val Brembana with Valtellina in the Bergamo Alps.

Monte Ponteranica

Peak

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Monte Ponteranica is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It is located within the Bergamo Alps. It has been a mountain hiking destination since the early 20th century.

Monte Valletto is a mountain, 2,371 metres high, in the Orobie Alps of Lombardy, northern Italy. It rises on the watershed between the upper Val Brembana, in the Province of Bergamo, and the Val Gerola, a side valley of the Valtellina in the Province of Sondrio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pedesina and Ornica.

Pedesina

Village

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Pedesina is a village and comune in the Province of Sondrio in the region of Lombardy in Italy, located about 120 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 40 kilometres southwest of Sondrio.

Ornica

Village

Photo: Ago76, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ornica is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 30 kilometres north of Bergamo, at the foot of the Pizzo Tre Signori.

Piazzolo

Village

Photo: Ago76, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Piazzolo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 30 kilometres north of Bergamo.

Alpi Orobie Occidentali

Type: Region
Also known as: “Catena Corno Stella-Tre Signori-Legnone”
Categories: alpine supergroup, mountain range, and locality
Location: Albaredo per San Marco, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

46.0515° or 46° 3′ 5″ north

Longitude

9.6077° or 9° 36′ 28″ east

Open location code

8FRF3J25+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 888683802

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=mountain_range

OpenStreetMap feature

place=region

Wikidata ID

Q3612998

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Venetian—“Alpi Orobie Occidentali” goes by many names.

Italian: “Alpi Orobie Occidentali”
Ladin: “Alpi Orobie Occidentali”
Venetian: “Alpe Orobie Osidentałi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Alpe Cul and Vesenda Bassa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pizzo Val Carnera and Cimetto.

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Worth a closer look: Milan and Bergamo.

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