Monte Pruno Explained

Monte Pruno
Elevation M:879
Location:Cilento, Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy
Range:Lucan Apennines, of the Apennine Mountains
Map:Italy
Coordinates:40.4°N 36°W

Monte Pruno is a mountain in the southern Cilento region of the Province of Salerno, in the Campania region, of southern Italy. It is 879m (2,884feet) above sea level.

Geography

The mountain is in the Lucan Apennines mountain range of the Apennine Mountains system. It is located in the Pruno forest area, in the municipality of Roscigno.

Monte Pruno is protected within Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park.

History

On the mountain outside the town of Roscigno is the archaeological site of Monte Pruno, a settlement of the Oenotrians and the Lucani (7th-3rd centuries BCE).

See also