Bocca di Navene is a
mountain saddle
In geomorphology, a col is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 103. . It may also be called a gap. Particularly rugged and forbidding col ...
in the
Monte Baldo
Monte Baldo (german: Waldberg) is a mountain range in the Italian Alps, located in the provinces of Trento and Verona. Its ridge spans mainly northeast-southwest, and is bounded from south by the highland ending at Caprino Veronese, from west b ...
range in the
Garda Mountains in northern Italy. The saddle separates the more solitary
Monte Altissimo di Nago (2078 m) in the north from the rest of the range with the long ridge with
Cima Valdritta (2292 m) in the south. On the western side a steep hiking path leads down to
lake Garda, while at the eastern side the slopes are more gentle and fall down to the small barrier lake
Lago di Prà della Stua.
Bocca di Navene is also at the border between the Italian provinces of
Trentino and
Veneto.
Tourism
The highway ''Strada Provinciale del Monte Baldo'' leads over the saddle and there is a mountain hut ''Rifugio Bocca di Navene'' directly at the saddle point.
See also
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List of highest paved roads in Europe
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List of mountain passes
Mountain passes of the Alps
Mountain passes of Italy