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Monte Soratte

Monte Soratte rises to 691 m. Colle Perini stands 1,012 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is S. Sebastiano, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Monte Soratte (ancient: Soracte) is a mountain ridge in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy. It is a narrow, isolated limestone ridge with a length of 5.5 km (3.4 mi) and six peaks. Located some 10 km (6.2 mi) south east of Civita Castellana and c. 45 km (28 mi) north of Rome, it is the sole notable ridge in the Tiber Valley, geologically represents the Meso-cenozoic Tiber ridge. The nearest settlement is the village of Sant'Oreste. Saint Orestes or Edistus, after whom the settlement is named, is said to have been martyred near Monte Soratte. The highest summit is 691 m (2,267 ft) above sea-level. The ridge is part of a 444-hectare (1,100-acre) Natural Reserve housing a variety of vegetation and fauna. It is also characterized by the so-called Meri, pits which can be up to 115 metres (377 ft) deep.

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Wikidata Q1334215, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24562, 12.50194

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
  • DECAUVILLE: 0.7 mi
  • Casale degli Anguillara del XVI° secolo: 2.8 mi
  • Ospedaletto: 3.2 mi
  • Chiesa di Sant'Agostino: 3.3 mi
  • Rocchetta: 3.3 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Parco della Rimembranza: 1.0 mi
  • Parco della Pace: 2.7 mi
  • Giardini Pubblici ai caduti di Nassirya: 2.7 mi
  • Parco Ivan Rossi: 5.8 mi
  • Ivan Rossi: 5.9 mi
Peaks
  • Colle Paglietta: 4.4 mi
  • Narce: 4.8 mi
  • Pizzo Piede: 5.0 mi
  • Monte Merluzzo: 5.1 mi
  • Monte Li Santi: 5.2 mi
Gardens
  • Via Guglielmo Marconi: 10.4 mi
  • Giardino d'Estate: 14.7 mi
  • Giardino d'Inverno: 14.8 mi
  • Giardino dei Pescatori: 15.8 mi
  • Genoveffa's garden: 15.9 mi
Springs: 56
  • Fonte Levinosa: 5.7 mi
  • Fonte di Virginio: 7.4 mi
  • Fontana Papa Leone: 10.6 mi
  • Fonte Bandusia: 11.8 mi
  • Fonte Quattri: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Waterfalls: 26
  • Cascate di Monte Gelato: 7.6 mi
  • Caduta del Picchio: 7.6 mi
  • Cascata dei Cavaterra: 8.0 mi
  • Cascata Acquaforte: 8.8 mi
  • Cascata del Principe: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Il Giardino: 0.9 mi
  • vaschetta: 5.4 mi
  • Falesie Poggio Catino: 10.3 mi
  • Falesie Poggio Catino: 10.3 mi
  • Falesie Poggio Catino: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Il Trio: 11.5 mi
  • poggio barbero: 13.9 mi
  • rozzo: 14.1 mi
  • Area Picnic 2: 16.2 mi
  • Area Picnic 1: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Sorgente Solfurea: 21.5 mi
  • Solfatara Diosilla: 22.7 mi
  • Tuscia Terme: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Monte Soratte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Colle PeriniNE 56°1,012 m12.5 mi
Colle VentosoNE 56°931 m12.2 mi
Colle S. ClaudioENE 65°876 m12.0 mi
Monte S.CosimoE 79°663 m10.9 mi
Monte AcuzianoE 101°493 m11.3 mi
Monte BuzioESE 102°482 m11.9 mi
PoggioENE 64°457 m10.4 mi
Monte RazzanoSW 216°431 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1517:4518:22
June solstice05:3420:0820:51
September equinox06:5818:3319:10
December solstice07:3615:5616:41

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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