Carnic Alps
Italian: Alpi Carniche, German: Karnische Alpen
Range
Volaia Lake in the Carnic Alps
Countries	Austria, Italy
States	East Tyrol, Carinthia, Friuli
Part of	Southern Limestone Alps
Highest point	Coglians
- elevation	2,782 m (9,127 ft)
- coordinates	46°36′N 12°53′E / 46.6, 12.883
Eastern Alps in light grey, Carnic Alps hilighted in yellow

The Carnic Alps (Italian: Alpi Carniche) are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in East Tyrol, Carinthia and Friuli (Province of Udine). They extend from east to west for about 100 km (65 mi) between the Gail River, tributary to the Drava and the Tagliamento, forming the border between Austria and Italy. East Tyrol coloured in dark red East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian state of Tyrol, sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state. ... Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Slovenian: Koroška) is the southernmost Austrian state or Land; it is chiefly famous for its mountains and lakes. ... Friulian Coats of Arms Friuli (Furlan: Friûl, German: Friaul, Slovenian: Furlanija) is an area in northeastern Italy, comprising the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia. ... The Southern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps. ... Mount Coglians (Friulian: Colians; German: Hohe Warte) is a mountain in the Carnic Alps, at the border between Italy (province of Udine) and Austria (Carinthia[1]), west to the Monte Croce Carnico pass. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... The Southern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps. ... East Tyrol coloured in dark red East Tyrol, or East Tirol, is an exclave of the Austrian state of Tyrol, sharing no border with North Tyrol, the main part of the state. ... Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Slovenian: Koroška) is the southernmost Austrian state or Land; it is chiefly famous for its mountains and lakes. ... Friulian Coats of Arms Friuli (Furlan: Friûl, German: Friaul, Slovenian: Furlanija) is an area in northeastern Italy, comprising the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia. ... Udine (It. ... Gail is the name of a river in southern Austria. ... Drava or Drave (German: Drau; Italian, Croatian, and Slovene: Drava; Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. ... The Tagliamento River is a river in north-east Italy, flowing from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea at a point between Triest and Venice. ...

They are named after the Roman province of Carnia, which name probably had a Celtic origin. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... This article is about the European people. ...

The mountains gave their name to the stage on the geologic time scale known as Carnian. Diagram of geological time scale. ... The Carnian is a stage on the geologic time scale occuring from 228 +/- 2 to 216. ...

The most important peaks are: The Matterhorn, a classic peak A pyramidal peak, or sometimes in its most extreme form called a glacial horn, is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation and frost weathering. ...

• Coglians (2,782 m)
• Kellerwand (2,775 m)
• Cima dei Preti (2,703 m))
• Monte Cavallo (2,251 m)
• Monte Peralba (2,691 m)
• Monte Cridola (2,581 m)

The chief passes of the Carnic Alps are: Mount Coglians (Friulian: Colians; German: Hohe Warte) is a mountain in the Carnic Alps, at the border between Italy (province of Udine) and Austria (Carinthia[1]), west to the Monte Croce Carnico pass. ... In a range of hills, or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ...

• Plöcken Pass (Tolmezzo to Kötschach-Mauthen), road (1,360 m)
• Naßfeld Pass (Pontebba to Hermagor-Pressegger See), road (1,552 m)
• Oefnerjoch (Forni Avoltri to Sankt Lorenzen im Lesachtal), foot path (2,301 m)
• Wolayer Pass (same to Kötschach-Mauthen), foot path (1,922 m)

Plöcken Pass (1357 m) is a high mountain pass in the Alps on the border between the Bundesland of Kärnten (or Carinthia) in Austria and Italy. ... Tolmezzo (Friulian: Tumieç) is a town and commune in the province of Udine, part of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy. ... Kötschach-Mauthen is a municipality in the district of Hermagor in Carinthia in Austria. ... Country Italy Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia Province Province of Udine (UD) Mayor Elevation m Area 97. ... Hermagor-Pressegger See (Slovenian: Å mohor-PreseÅ¡ko jezero) is a town in the Hermagor district in the Austrian state of Carinthia, named after Saint Hermagoras, the first bishop of Aquileia. ... Forni Avoltri is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 130 km northwest of Trieste and about 70 km northwest of Udine, on the border with Austria. ... The Lesachtal valley is located in the Austrian state of Carinthia. ...

External links

• Carnic Alps on SummitPost
• Carnic Alps on Hribi.net

Coordinates: 46°30′N, 13°00′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...