Monte Sirente | |
Elevation M: | 2347 |
Map: | Italy |
Map Size: | 240 |
Label Position: | right |
Location: | Abruzzo, Italy |
Range: | central Apennines |
Coordinates: | 42.1461°N 13.6111°W |
Monte Sirente is a mountain in Abruzzo, central Italy, the highest peak (at 2,349 m) of a small chain extending for c. 13 km from the Altopiano delle Rocche, the Marsica and the Valle Subequana, ending to the Fucino plain. It is part of the Sirente-Velino Regional Park.
The northern side of Sirente is characterized by deep gorges created by glaciers during the last Pleistocene glaciation. The southern side declines in a more milder way towards the Fucino.
Nearby is the Sirente crater.