Ligurian Prealps

Ligurian Prealps
Eastern Ligurian Alps
The chain as seen from the Galerotto
Highest point
PeakMonte Armetta
Elevation1,739 m (5,705 ft)
Naming
Native name
Geography
Ligurian Prealps is located in Alps
Ligurian Prealps
Ligurian Prealps
Location within the Alps
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont and Liguria
Range coordinates44°08′13″N 7°56′22″E / 44.13688°N 7.93953°E / 44.13688; 7.93953
Parent rangeAlps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Ligurian Prealps (in Italian Prealpi Liguri or Alpi Liguri Orientali,[1] in French Préalpes liguriennes[2]) are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. They belong to the Ligurian Alps and are located between the regions of Piemonte (province of Cuneo) and Liguria (province of Savona, province of Imperia). Their highest summit is the monte Armetta,[3] at an elevation of 1,739 metres (5,705 ft).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CAI-TCI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Coste, Hippolyte (1901). Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse, et des contrées limitrophes (in French). Vol. 1. Librairie des Sciences Naturelles. p. 42. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  3. ^ "(SI G30) Colle San Bartolomeo – Passo di Prale" (in Italian). Club Alpino Italiano. 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-27.