Adamello - Presanella

The Adamello and Presanella group, separated by the Val Genova, forms a huge group in the Eastern Alps at the southern border between Trentino and South Tyrol (Alto Adige). The Presanella group is situated north-east of the Adamello and includes Passo del Tonale in the north. The Adamello-Presanella group is delimited by the Val Camonica in the west and the Alta Val di Sole in the north and immersed in the Adamello-Brenta Nature Park, the largest protected area of Trentino.

The Adamello group is one of the massifs with the highest amount of glaciers on Italian territory and measures a total surface of 42 sq km. The Pian di Neve with a surface of 18 sq km, the Vedretta del Mandron and the other glaciers of this group are well-known destinations for hikes and glaciological studies.

Thanks to its less extended glacial surfaces, the Presanella group is particularly suitable for alpine hiking tours. Mountain huts and refuges are available in this area. Among the rocks and peaks of the Adamello-Presanella group run the Alta Via dell'Adamello which is included in the project "Sentiero Italia", as well as the main part of the Sentiero della Pace which follows the frontline of the First World War.

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• Highest peak: Cima Presanella (3,556 m a.s.l.)
• First ascent of Cima Presanella: 27th August 1864 by Douglas William Freshfield and H.A. Beachcroft, H. Walker and 2 guides
• Major mountains: Monte Adamello (3,554 m), Carè Alto (3,465 m), Crozzon di Larès (3,354 m), Monte Folletto (3,338 m)

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