Administratively the range belongs to the
Italian province of
Bergamo and, marginally, to the
provinces of
Sondrio,
Lecco and
Brescia. The western slopes of the mountains are drained by the
Adda, the central and western part of the range by
Oglio and other minor rivers and streams, all of them
tributaries of the
Po .
SOIUSA classification According to
SOIUSA (
International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way: • main part =
Eastern Alps • major sector =
Southern Limestone Alps • section = Bergamasque Alps and Prealps •
code = II/C-29
Borders Bergamasque Alps and Prealps' borders are (clockwise): •
Como lake (west); • river
Adda, Aprica pass and Corteno valley (north); •
val Camonica and
Iseo lake (east); •
Po Plain (south).
Subdivision The Bergamasque Alps and Prealps are subdivided in two subsections: •
Bergamo Alps (
IT:
Alpi Orobie) -
SOIUSA code: II/C-29.I, •
Bergamasque Prealps (
IT:
Prealpi Bergamasche)-
SOIUSA code: II/C-29.II, which are divided by some secondary valleys of
Val Brembana,
Val Seriana and
Val Camonica:
Valsassina, Valtorta, Val Secca, Valcanale, Val Nembo, Val di Scalve and Val Paisco. ==Notable summits==