Monte Mammicomito is a massif in the
Serre Calabresi
The Serre Calabresi or ''Calabrian Serre'' ( Calabrian dialect: ''Serra'') are a mountain and hill area of Calabria, southern Italy, characterized by large extents of woods.
The name could be derived by the Jewish ''Ser'', meaning "mountains", ...
, southern
Calabria
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, southern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. It is composed of
Devonian
The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...
-origin
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
.
Monte Mammicomito is separated from
Monte Consolino
Monte Consolino is a mountain in the Serre Calabresi range, in the Vallata dello Stilaro of south-western Calabria, in southern Italy. Monte Consolino has an altitude of .
At the foot of Monte Consolino feet is the town of Stilo. The town of P ...
by a narrow valley, in which is the town of
Pazzano
Pazzano ( Calabrian: ) is a village and ''comune'' located in Locride's region in the province of Reggio Calabria ( Calabria, southern Italy).
History
The first known mention of Pazzano dates to a 1094 document. The town was founded as a miner ...
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Mountains of Calabria
Mountains of the Apennines
One-thousanders of Italy
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