Monti Cimini Explained

Range:Antiapennine
Map:Italy
Type:Stratovolcano
Caldera
Lava dome
Last Eruption:Pleistocene

The Monti Cimini, in English: Cimini Hills, are a range of densely wooded volcanic hills approximately 560NaN0 north-west of Rome. They are part of the Antiapennine range, facing the Apennines main range towards the Tyrrhenian Sea. They are situated in the centre of Tuscia Viterbese, the highest point at Mount Cimino, 10530NaN0 above sea level. Lake Vico, a volcanic crater lake, is situated in the hills.

Background

The vegetation is predominantly beech forestation. The area is renowned for its hot springs, renaissance villas and Etruscan ruins.

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