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La Retaia

La Retaia rises to 772 m. Poggio all'Aia stands 934 m to the east-southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Casa la Selvaccia, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

The story

Monte Retaia (768 m) is a mountain in the province of Prato, Tuscany, Italy. Under the mountains there are many caves, the most important is "Buca del Cane" and other by the "Rio Buti" as "Fontebuia" and "Forra Lucia". This part of the Calvana complex offer many types of flowers, as the "Centaurea solstitialis", brooms, orchids and it is possible to observe many kinds of butterflies and animals.

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Wikidata Q6904876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
772 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.90751, 11.14210

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Poggio Cocolla: 0.6 mi
  • Poggio Camerella: 0.8 mi
  • Poggio Pianerottolo: 1.1 mi
  • Monte Cantagrilli: 1.4 mi
  • Monte Buriano: 1.5 mi
Springs
Artworks
Parks
  • Parco di Travalle: 2.3 mi
  • Parco della Sacra Famiglia: 2.5 mi
  • Giardino del Lino delle Fate: 2.6 mi
  • Parco Marco Petreio "Petrino": 2.8 mi
  • Giardino Cesare Donnini: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 33
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Masso al Cane: 8.2 mi
  • Balze di Cognorsi: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Tonfo del Diavolo: 14.0 mi
  • Pescaia Calvelli: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of La Retaia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poggio all'AiaESE 111°934 m4.8 mi
Poggio CasacciaESE 116°921 m5.3 mi
Poggio CornacchiacciaESE 113°892 m5.0 mi
Poggio CapannelleESE 112°839 m5.5 mi
Monte CantagrilliENE 63°818 m1.4 mi
Monte SenarioE 95°815 m9.6 mi
Poggio CocollaNE 47°807 m0.6 mi
Poggio TriniESE 117°764 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2017:5018:28
June solstice05:3420:1821:02
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4715:5416:41

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/571394863

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