Comasche Prealps
| Comasche Prealps | |
|---|---|
| Larian Prealps, eastern Lugano Prealps | |
Pizzo di Gino in the Comasche Prealps | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Pizzo di Gino |
| Elevation | 2,245 m (7,365 ft) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Prealpi Comasche (Italian) |
| Geography | |
| Countries | Switzerland and Italy |
| Canton, Region | Ticino and Lombardy |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Bergamasque Alps and Prealps, Lepontine Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps and Po plain |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rocks |
The Comasche Prealps (also known as the Larian Prealps or the eastern Lugano Prealps) are a subsection of the Lugano Prealps. 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.
They border:
- to the north with the Adula Alps (in the Lepontine Alps), separated by the San Jorio pass;
- to the east with the Orobic Alps and the Bergamasque Prealps (in the Bergamasque Alps and Prealps), separated by Lake Como;
- to the south they dissolve into the Po Valley;
- to the west with the Varese Prealps (in the same alpine section) and separated by the Monte Ceneri pass .