Carnic Alps
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The Carnic Alps (Italian: Alpi Carniche) are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps at the borders of East Tyrol, Carinthia and Friuli, between Austria and Italy. They extend from east to west for about 100 km between the rivers Drava, Gail and Tagliamento.
They are named after the Roman province of Carnia, which name probably had a Celtic origin.
The mountains gave their name to the stage on the geologic time scale known as Carnian.
The most important peaks are:
- Monte Coglians (2,782 m)
- Kellerwand (2,775 m)
- Cima dei Preti (2,703 m))
- Monte Cavallo (2,251)
- Monte Peralba (2,691 m)
- Monte Cridola (2,581 m)
- Dobratsch/Dobrac (2,170 m)
The chief passes of the Carnic Alps are:
- Oefnerjoch (Forno Avoltri to St Lorenzen in the Gail Valley), foot path (2,301 m)
- Wolayer Pass (same to Mauthen), foot path (1,922 m)
- Plöcken Pass (Tolmezzo to Mauthen), bridle path (1,360 m)
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