The Comasche Prealps (also known as the Larian Prealps or the eastern Lugano Prealps) are a subsection of the Lugano Prealps.[2][3] They are found in the Province of Como, Italy, and Canton Ticino, Switzerland. The highest peak is Pizzo di Gino which reaches 2,245 m (7,365 ft) above sea level.

Comasche Prealps
Larian Prealps, eastern Lugano Prealps
Pizzo di Gino in the Comasche Prealps
Highest point
PeakPizzo di Gino
Elevation2,245 m (7,365 ft)
Naming
Native namePrealpi Comasche (Italian)
Geography
The Comasche Prealps are within the 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]

They border:[4]

Main peaks

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The main mountains, arranged by descending elevation above sea level, are:

References

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  1. ^ VV. AA. (1999). Lombardia : esclusa Milano (in Italian). Touring Club Italiano. p. 37.
  2. ^ Guida itinerario dell'Italia e di parte dei paesi limitrofi. Parte 3. Annuario. -1896-1903 (in Italian). Touring club ciclistico italiano. 1897.
  3. ^ Le Alpi (in Italian). 1900.
  4. ^ Pinoli, Mario; Romero, Sergio (1993). Lombardia in mountain bike (in Italian). Ediciclo Editore. ISBN 978-88-85327-33-7.