Serre (mountains)
| Serre | |
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 Serre Regional Natural Park |
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 The Monte Fallà with the Serre Mountains in the background |
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| Highest peak | Monte Pecoraro ( 1423 m slm ) |
| location | Calabria (Italy) |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 19 ′ N , 16 ° 12 ′ E |
The Serre Mountains are a mountain range in the southern Italian region of Calabria . The slopes of the mountain formation are characterized by dense tree growth. The name of the mountains possibly comes from the Hebrew ( Ser for mountains) or from the regional dialect ( Serra for saw-shaped).
The mountains are encompassed by the Parco Naturale Regionale delle Serre (in German: Serre Regional Nature Park ) established in 1990 .
geography
The mountain range stretches from the Limina pass of Aspromonte in the south to the Istmo di Marcellinara in the north, where it borders on the Sila Mountains . The Serre Mountains are located in the provinces of Vibo Valentia and Catanzaro and the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria .
Characteristics
The Serre Mountains consist of two long, parallel mountain chains with elevations of different heights, which in their morphology are reminiscent of the teeth of a saw . The highest peak is that of Monte Pecoraro at 1423 meters.
From a geological point of view, the mountains belong to the so-called Alpi calabresi with the main rock types granite , porphyry , quartz diorite and serpentinite . Various clay minerals occur in the eastern areas . In contrast, the structure of Monte Mammicomito is based on limestone (similar to the Dolomites ), with grottos, sinkholes and ponors . The latter limestone formations occur within the Serre Mountains only on Monte Mammicomito. The Badlands are a special landscape of the Serre .
The territory of the Serre is largely covered by deciduous and coniferous forests, the development of which is favored by the numerous smaller watercourses. The silver fir and oak dominate the valleys, and beech trees are predominant from an altitude of 800 meters .
The fauna has been and is a victim of rampant poaching for some time . Nevertheless, the return of smaller packs of Italian wolves has been observed in recent years .
mountains
Monte Serralta di San Vito mountain range
- Serralta di San Vito (1023 m)
- Timpone del Monaco (916)
- Monte Serra Pelata (911)
- Mount Serra del Gelo (883)
- Monte Contessa (881 m)
- Monte Pompulello (880)
- Monte Covello (848 m)
- Monte Andrea (842)
Serralta di San Vito - Monte Cucco mountain range
- Monte Cucco (959 m)
- Monte Acido (956 m)
- Monte Perrone (921 m)
- Monte Pizzinni (918 m)
- Monte Sant'Agnese (903 m)
Monte Coppari mountain range
- Monte Coppari (951 m)
Dorsal serrese
- Monte Mazzuolo (942 m)
- Colle Morrone (963 m)
- Colle del Monaco (1046 m)
- Colle d'Arena (1099 m)
- Monte Famà (1143 m)
Monte Diavolomani mountain group
- Monte Diavolomani (1150 m)
Monte Crocco mountain range
- Monte Crocco (1276 m)
- Monte Seduto (1143 m)
- Monte Petrulli (1260 m)
- Monte Arenella (989 m)
- Monte Papallo (897 mm)
- Monte Cresta (1006)
- Monte Ferro (1088 m)
- Monte Cresta del prete (1052 m)
- Mount Angirò (1031 m)
- Monte Ferrà (958 m)
- Monte Elia (864 m)
- Monte Serra Lattarope (803 m)
- Monte Serra Cervuco (868 m)
- Monte Zifrò (849 m)
- Monte Sant'Andrea (893 m)
- Monte Pietre Bianche (821 m)
- Monte Costantino (732 m)
- Monte Burrilli (1178 m)
- Monte Tramazza (1125 m)
- Monte Cogna (1004 m)
- Monte Trematerra (1226 m)
Pecoraro mountain range
- Pietra del Caricatore (1414 m)
- Monte Pecoraro (1423 m)
Monte Mammicomito massif
- Monte Mammicomito (1047 m)
- Monte Consolino (701 m)
- Monte Stella (832 m)
- Monte Gremi (1241 m)
- Monte Cannali (1054 m)
- Monte Vazamù (916 m)
- Monte Peroni (946 m)
- Monte Lievoli (1020 m)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calabria. Dal Pollino all'Aspromonte le spiagge dei due mari le città, i borghi arroccati. di Touring Club Italiano limited preview in Google Book search