Monte Vettore
Monte Vettore (Italian: Victor; "victorious") is a mountain on the border between Umbria and the Marche, in Central Italy.
| Monte Vettore | |
|---|---|
 Monte Vettore viewed from the Marche | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,476 m (8,123 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1463[1] |
| Isolation | 41.56 km (25.82 mi)  |
| Coordinates | 42°49′N 13°16′E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Vettore Location in Italy | |
| Location | Marche, Italy |
| Parent range | Apennines |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
It is the highest mountain in the Marche region and in the province of Ascoli Piceno.
Geography
The mountain is part of the Sibillini Mountains (Italian: Monti Sibillini), a mountain group in Italy, part of the central Apennines between eastern Umbria and the Marche. It is in the "Sibillini Mountains National Park" (Italian: Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini).
Below the peak, in a small enclosed U-shaped valley is one lake called the Lago di Pilato, at an altitude of 1,940 m (6,365 ft). Even if it is a small lake (500 m (1,640 ft) in diameter), it is important for biologists; a fresh water shrimp, Chirocephalus marchesonii, is endemic to this lake.
Today climbers reach it from the Umbrian side from Norcia, a town and comune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeastern Umbria or, on the Marche side, from Ascoli Piceno.
Related pages
References
- "Monte Vettore, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Monte Vettore at Wikimedia Commons- Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibilini