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Cascata delle Marmore

Cascata delle Marmore is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Monte Lupara stands 1,231 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Marmore terzo salto, a waterfall 0.1 miles away.

The story

The Cascata delle Marmore (Italian: [kaˈskaːta delle ˈmarmore]) or Marmore Falls is a tiered, man-made waterfall in Italy, created by the Romans in 271 BC. At 165m (541 feet) tall, it is the largest man-made waterfall in the world. It is located 7.7 km from Terni, in the region of Umbria.

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Wikidata Q38580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55116, 12.71525

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Scritta di benvenuto "Marmore": 0.3 mi
  • Ruderi Torre Monte Sant'Angelo: 0.7 mi
  • Rocca di Piediluco: 2.4 mi
  • Quartiere Matteotti - Arch Giancarlo De Carlo: 2.9 mi
  • Cupola: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • Ponte del Toro: 0.5 mi
  • Auditorium Santa Maria del Colle: 2.3 mi
  • Chiesa di San Lorenzo: 3.4 mi
  • Torre Barbarasa: 3.6 mi
  • Anfiteatro Fausto: 3.7 mi
Peaks
  • Monte Mazzelvetta: 0.8 mi
  • Monte Pennarossa: 1.0 mi
  • il Monte: 1.2 mi
  • Monte Oppio: 1.9 mi
  • Monte Mardello: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Giardini Don Mario Baciarelli: 2.2 mi
  • Parco San Giovanni Paolo II: 2.7 mi
  • Parco Villa Centurini: 3.0 mi
  • Ex - Ferriera: 3.3 mi
  • Parco Melvin Jones: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Falesia Sant'Andrea: 7.9 mi
  • Settore A: 9.9 mi
  • Settore B: 9.9 mi
  • Settore C: 9.9 mi
  • Settore Grotta: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 12
Picnic sites: 12
Springs: 12
  • Abbeveratoio: 8.2 mi
  • Fonte di Santa Rosa: 10.6 mi
  • Fonte del Lecinetto: 11.0 mi
  • Pozza dei cinghiali: 11.4 mi
  • Fonte Bandusia: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Waterfalls: 4
  • Marmore terzo salto: 0.1 mi
  • Pozze del diavolo: 17.4 mi
  • Cascata dei Frati: 20.0 mi
  • Farfa: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Chiringuito - Società Canottieri Piediluco: 2.0 mi
  • Le mole: 12.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Cascata delle Marmore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte LuparaS 175°1,231 m6.4 mi
Monte Macchia di MezzoS 174°1,215 m7.3 mi
Monte RotondoS 174°1,182 m7.7 mi
Monte delle CrociS 172°1,180 m7.2 mi
Monte AbbruciaticcioS 179°1,176 m6.4 mi
Cime di MacchialungaS 191°1,160 m5.6 mi
Monte Torre MaggioreNW 313°1,121 m7.8 mi
Monte MacchialungaSSW 196°1,105 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1417:4418:21
June solstice05:3220:0820:51
September equinox06:5718:3219:09
December solstice07:3615:5416:39

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/521375864

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