Cima dei Preti

Cima dei Preti

Highest point
Elevation	2,703 m (8,868 ft)
Listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates	46°20′36″N 12°25′13″E / 46.34333°N 12.42028°E / 46.34333; 12.42028Coordinates: 46°20′36″N 12°25′13″E / 46.34333°N 12.42028°E / 46.34333; 12.42028
Geography
Cima dei Preti Location in the Alps
Location	Friuli-Venezia Giulia / Veneto, Italy
Parent range	Carnic Prealps
Climbing
First ascent	23 September 1874 by Santo Siorpaes and Maurice Holzmann

Cima dei Preti (Italian: "Priests' Peak") is a mountain in the Carnic Prealps, the highest peak of the Friulian Dolomites, Italy. It is located at the boundaries between the provinces of Pordenone and Belluno.

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[1]

main part = Eastern Alps
major sector = Southern Limestone Alps
section = Carnic and Gailtal Alps
subsection = Carnic Prealps
supergroup =Catena Duranno-Monfalconi-Pramaggiore
group = Gruppo del Duranno
code = II/C-33.III-A.3

References

↑ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

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