Monte Pruno
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Monte Pruno | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 879 m (2,884 ft) |
Coordinates | 40°24′N 15°21′E / 40.400°N 15.350°E |
Geography | |
Location | Cilento, Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy |
Parent range | Lucan Apennines, of the Apennine Mountains |
Monte Pruno is a mountain in the southern Cilento region of the Province of Salerno, in the Campania region, of southern Italy. It is 879 metres (2,884 ft) 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
External links
Media related to Monte Pruno at Wikimedia Commons
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