title: Presolana
text: # Presolana
  
  Presolana (Italian: Pizzo della Presolana) is a mountain located in Lombardy, northern Italy, about 35 km north of Bergamo.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Part of the Bergamasque Alps, 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 classification
  
  According 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.b
  
  ## Geology
  
  Presolana is notable as it is one of the few mountain in Lombardy composed of a limestone rock similar to dolomite.
  
  