Description
A massif of granitic nature in western Trentino, with vast glaciers and furrowed in all directions by long glacial valleys, rich in water; the slopes are covered with vast coniferous (spruce and larch, with nuclei of stone pine) and broadleaf (beech) forests, interrupted by meadow clearings; on the valley floor and in the glacial cirque shelves there are frequent peat bogs and small lakes. Beyond the forest edge, alpine pastures are widespread everywhere.