Botte Donato is a mountain in the
Calabria
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region of
southern Italy
Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half.
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. It is part of the
La Sila
La Sila, also simply Sila, is the name of the mountainous plateau and historic region located in Calabria, southern Italy. The Sila National Park is known to have the purest air in Europe.
Geography
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mountainous plateau (specifically the ''Sila Grande'' sub-range) and is the highest peak in the range at 1,928 meters in height. The mountain is within
Sila National Park
Sila National Park (Italian: Parco Nazionale della Sila) is an Italian national park in Calabria
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and the
province of Cosenza
The province of Cosenza ( it, provincia di Cosenza) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza. It contains 150 ''comuni'', listed at list of communes of the Province of Cosenza ...
. To the north of the mountain are the lakes
Lago di Cecita and
Lago di Ariamacina
Lago di Ariamacina is a lake in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy. It is located in the La Sila range within Sila National Park. The Neto flows into and out of the lake. The lake is a reservoir built between 1953 and 1955 by d ...
and to the south is the lake
Lago Arvo
Lago Arvo is a lake in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy. It is located in La Sila east of Aprigliano and west of San Giovanni in Fiore. The lake is south of Lago di Ariamacina and Botte Donato and northwest of Ampollino Lake, Lago ...
.
References
Mountains of Calabria
Mountains of the Apennines
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