Carnic Alps
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The Carnic Alps are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps at the borders of East Tyrol, Carinthia and Friuli. 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 (9.128 feet) |
| Kellerwand | 2.775 m (9.105 feet) |
| Cima dei Preti | 2.703 m (8.868 feet) |
| Monte Cavallo | 2.251 m (7.386 feet) |
| Monte Peralba | 2.691 m (8.829 feet) |
| Monte Cridola | 2.581 m (8.468 feet) |
| Dobratsch/Dobrac | 2.170 m (7.120 feet) |
The chief passes of the Carnic Alps are:
| Oefnerjoch (Forno Avoltri to St Lorenzen in the Gail Valley), foot path | 2.301 m | (7.550 feet) |
| Wolayer Pass (same to Mauthen), foot path | 1.922 m | (6.306 feet) |
| Plöcken Pass (Tolmezzo to Mauthen), bridle path | 1.360 m | (4.462 feet) |
