Monte Cornacchia is a mountain of the
Apennine Mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
located in the western internal sector of the
province of Foggia
The Province of Foggia ( it, Provincia di Foggia ; Foggiano: ) is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy.
This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, and ...
. It is the highest peak in the
Daunian Mountains
Daunian Mountains (in Italian Monti della Daunia or Monti Dauni, or also improperly Subappennino Dauno) are a mountain range in southern Italy, constituting the eastern appendix of the Campanian Apennines. They occupy the western fringe of Capit ...
and the
Apulia
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region
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.
Description
Cloaked in woods and pastures, Mount Cornacchia is located on the border between the municipalities of
Biccari
Biccari ( Pugliese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
Main sights
* Historic centre
* Byzantine tower of Biccari
* Tower Tertiveri
* Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
...
and
Faeto
Faeto ( frp, Fayéte, ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
It is a mountain village lying astride the Apennines and renowned for its prosciutto, an Italian dry-cured ham known as . Residents ...
. Along the northern slopes of the hill, the sources of the
Vulgano stream gush out with some hydrocarbon deposits as well as Lake Pescara, the only natural mountain lake in Apulia (located at 902 m, extending over 3 hectares and 6 m deep). The southern side instead opens into a wide valley, the
Valmaggiore, crossed by the
Celone stream and populated by the only
Franco-Provençal
Franco-Provençal (also Francoprovençal, Patois or Arpitan) is a language within Gallo-Romance originally spoken in east-central France, western Switzerland and northwestern Italy.
Franco-Provençal has several distinct dialects and is separ ...
minority in Apulia.
From the top of the mountain, reachable via a carriage road, there is a vast landscape including the
Gargano, the
Tavoliere, the
Irpinia
Irpinia (Modern Latin ''Hirpinia'') is a geographical and cultural region of Southern Italy. It was the inland territory of the ancient ''Hirpini'' tribe, and its extent matches approximately today's province of Avellino.
Geography
The territor ...
, the
Matese
The Matese ( Italian: Monti del Matese or Massiccio del Matese) is a chain of mountains in southern Apennines, southern Italy.
Geography
The Matese mountains straddle two regions (Molise and Campania) and four provinces (Campobasso, Isernia, B ...
and the
Maiella
The Maiella (or Majella) is a massif in the Central Apennines, in Abruzzo, central Italy.
Geography
The mountain is located at the boundary between the provinces of Chieti, Pescara and L'Aquila.
The highest peak is Monte Amaro at 2,793&n ...
. A few meters from the summit there is a refuge built in 1980 and then reactivated in 2012 after a fire devastated it in 2007. By virtue of its considerable ecological importance, the entire massif of Mount Cornacchia, together with the contiguous forest of Faeto, is a site of community interest.
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Mountains of Apulia
Highest points of Italian regions