The Venetian Prealps (Prealpi Venete in Italian) are a mountain range in the south-eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Triveneto, in the north-eastern part of Italy.

Venetian Prealps
Monti Lessini in winter
Highest point
Peak	Col Nudo
Elevation	2,472 m (8,110 ft)
Coordinates	46°13′44″N 12°24′05″E
Naming
Native name	Prealpi Venete  (Italian)
Geography
Venetian prealps (section nr.32) within Eastern Alps
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	Trento, Verona, Vicenza, Treviso, Belluno and Pordenone
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Brescia and Garda Prealps, Dolomites, Carnic and Gailtal Alps and Venetian Plain
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny

Geography

Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provinces of Trento (in the Region of Trentino Alto Adige), Verona, Vicenza, Treviso, Belluno (in the Region of Veneto) and Pordenone (in the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia).

The Venetian Prealps are drained by the rivers Adige, Brenta, Piave and other minor rivers and streams, all of them tributaries of the Adriatic sea.

Summits

The chief summits of the Venetian prealps are:

Maps

• Italian official cartography (Istituto Geografico Militare - IGM); on-line version: www.pcn.minambiente.it

External links

• Grappa and Prealpi
• Prealpi Veronesi (Baldo,Carega,Lessinia,Valpolicella)

На других языках

[es] Prealpes Vénetos

[it] Prealpi Venete

[ru] Венецианские Альпы