Pizzo Tre Signori
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| Pizzo Tre Signori | |
|---|---|
 The Pizzo Tre Signori from the Ornica side | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,554 m (8,379 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°00′00″N 9°32′00″E / 46.00000°N 9.53333°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Three Lords Peak |
| Language of name | Italian |
| Geography | |
  Pizzo Tre Signori Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Lombardy, Italy |
| Parent range | Bergamo Alps |
Pizzo Tre Signori is a mountain in the Bergamo Alps, with an elevation of 2,554 metres (8,379 ft).
Etymology
[edit]The name stems from the historical division of the area that it marked, between the State of Milan, the Republic of Venice and the Grisons canton of Switzerland.
Geography
[edit]The mountain is located between the Valtellina, Val Brembana and Valsassina. It represents the tripoint between the Italian provinces of Sondrio, Lecco and Bergamo.
SOIUSA classification
[edit]According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:[1]
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
- section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps
- subsection = Bergamo Alps
- supergroup = Orobie Occidentali
- group = Gruppo del Tre Signori
- code = II/C-29.I-B.6
References
[edit]- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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