Lugano Prealps

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Lugano Prealps
Prealpi Lombarde Occidentali
Monte San Primo in winter from Pian del Tivano
Highest point
Peak	Pizzo di Gino
Elevation	2,245 m (7,365 ft)
Coordinates	46°06′03″N 9°12′20″E / 46.10083°N 9.20556°E / 46.10083; 9.20556
Naming
Native name	Prealpi Luganesi (Italian)
Geography
Lugano Prealps (section no. 11) within the Western Alps
Countries	Switzerland and Italy
Canton, Region	Ticino and Lombardy
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Bergamasque Alps and Prealps, Lepontine Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps and Po plain
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Type of rock	Sedimentary rocks[1]

The Lugano Prealps (Prealpi Luganesi or Prealpi Lombarde Occidentali in Italian) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Canton Ticino (southern Switzerland) and Lombardy (northern Italy).