Mountains around Lake Garda

The mountains around the Lake Garda form a solid mass of the Eastern Préalpes Southerners. They rise in Italy (limit between the Trentin-Haut-Adige, the Lombardy and the Venezia).

The Monte Caldria is the culminating point of the solid mass.

Geography

Situation

The mountains are directed North-South around the basin formed by Lake Garda and are surrounded of the solid mass of Adamello-Presanella in the west, of the Massif of Brenta in north and of the Préalpes vicentines in the east.

The solid mass is bordered by the Adige (in particular the Valley Lagarina) in the east.

Principal tops

Assembles Caldria, 2254 m
Cima Valdritta, 2218 m
Punto Telegrafo, 2200 m
Cornetto, 2179 m
Cima delle Pozzette, 2179 m
Altissimo, 2129 m
Monte Baldo Altissimo di Nago, 2079 m
Monte Stivo, 2059 m
Corna Blacca, 2006 m
Monte Caplone, 1977 m
Monte Tremalzo, 1974 m
Bocca di Navene, 1783 m
Monte Casale, 1632 m
Pilcante, 1607 m
Monte Bungs, 1537 m

Principal lakes

This area and the relief which it presents was favourable with the formation of lakes, the majority natural:

Lake Garda
Lac of Idrol
Lac of Valvestino
Lac of Ledro
Lac of Tenno
Lac will pra of Stua
Lac of Ampola
Lac of Cavedine
Lac Toblino

Climate

The climate of the mountains around Lake Garda is very soft because of its southernmost situation within the Alps and of the influence of the Mediterranean. Into the valley of Sarche and on banks of the lake, snow seldom falls during spring and the autumn where temperature are often measured between 15 and 20°C.

Activities

Winter sports resorts

Climbing and alpinism

Arco is the alpine center of the area and the starting point of many ways of close Escalade.

Excursion

The practice of the excursion can be carried out with foot or in VTT.

Environment

On Western bank of Lake Garda extends the Alto natural park Kept Bresciano.

Geography of the Eastern Alps

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