The
Brenta Group or
Brenta Dolomites (Italian:
Dolomiti di Brenta) is a mountain range, and a subrange of the
Rhaetian Alps 
in the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group. They are located in the Province of
Trentino 
, in northeastern Italy. It is the only dolomitic group west of the Adige River. Therefore, geographically, they have not always been considered a part of the Dolomites mountain ranges. Geologically, however, they definitely are - and therefore sometimes called the
"Western Dolomites". As part of the Dolomites, the Brenta Group has been officially recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site under the World Heritage Convention.
Geology and glaciology
Geologically, the Brenta Group is very different from the granite-formed neighboring mountain groups like Ortles and Adamello/
Presanella 
.