Monte Velino

{{short description|Mountain in Italy}}

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{{Infobox mountain

| name = Monte Velino

| photo = Le vette sorelle del Monte Velino 17 febbraio 2012.JPG

| photo_caption = The peaks of Monte Velino (left) and Monte Cafornia (right)

| elevation_m = 2,487

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| prominence_m = 1385

| prominence_ref = https://worldribus.org/italian-peninsula-and-islands/

| listing = Ribu

| location = Abruzzo, Italy

| map = Italy

| map_caption = Location in Italy

| range = Central Apennines

| coordinates = {{coord|42|09|N|13|22|E|region:IT}}

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

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Monte Velino is a mountain (2,487 m) in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy, part of the Abruzzo Apennines.{{cite web|url=http://www.montagneabruzzo.it/massiccio-velino-sirente.php|title=Il massiccio del Velino Sirente|website=montagneabruzzo.it|language=it}}

Background

Located nearby the boundary with Lazio, between the Fucino plain and the Aterno, Salto and Velino rivers' valleys, it is the highest peak in the Sirente-Velino Regional Park, and the highest point in the {{ill|Tiber basin|qid=Q125054480}}.{{cn|date=March 2010}}

The massif is included in the Sirente-Velino Regional Park. It is characterized by a rough and desertic appearance, although specialized vegetation is widespread. Fauna includes Italian wolf and wild boar and the Marsican brown bear.{{cn|date=March 2010}}

See also

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Category:Mountains of Abruzzo

Category:Two-thousanders of Italy

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