Presolana

Presolana is a mountain located in Lombardy, northern Italy, about 35 km north of Bergamo.GeographyPart of the Bergamasque Prealps, 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 classificationAccording to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way: main part = Eastern Alps major sector = Southern Limestone Alps section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps subsection = Bergamasque Prealps supergroup = Prealpi Bergamasche Orientali group = Gruppo della Presolana subgroup = Costiera Presolana-Visolo-Bares code = II/C-29.II-C.7.bGeologyPresolana is notable as it is one of the few mountain in Lombardy composed of a limestone rock similar to dolomite.