Lugano Prealps

Lugano Prealps
Prealpi Lombarde Occidentali
Monte San Primo in winter from Pian del Tivano
Highest point
PeakPizzo di Gino
Elevation2,245 m (7,365 ft)
Coordinates46°06′03″N 9°12′20″E / 46.10083°N 9.20556°E / 46.10083; 9.20556
Naming
Native namePrealpi Luganesi (Italian)
Geography
Lugano Prealps (section no. 11) within the Western Alps
CountriesSwitzerland and Italy
Canton, RegionTicino and Lombardy
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onBergamasque Alps and Prealps, Lepontine Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps and Po plain
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock typeSedimentary rocks[1]

The Lugano Prealps (Prealpi Luganesi or Prealpi Lombarde Occidentali in Italian) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Canton Ticino (southern Switzerland) and Lombardy (northern Italy).

  1. ^ VV. AA. (1999). Lombardia : esclusa Milano (in Italian). Touring Club Italiano. p. 37.