Monte Terminillo is a massif in the
Monti Reatini
Monti Reatini is a mountain range in the central Apennines, Italy.The highest peak is the Monte Terminillo
Monte Terminillo is a massif in the Monti Reatini, part of the Abruzzi Apennine range in central Italy. It is located some 20 ...
, part of the
Abruzzi Apennine range in central
Italy. It is located some 20 km from
Rieti
Rieti (; lat, Reate, Sabino: ) is a town and '' comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina ...
and 100 km from
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (Romulus and Remus, legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
...
and has a highest altitude of .
It is a typical Apennine massif, both for its morphology, articulated but not exceedingly sharp, and for the fauna and vegetation. Its slopes are separated by the neighbouring smaller massifs by deep valleys, including the Valle Leonina, leading to
Leonessa, and the Ravara and Capo Scura valleys leading to that of the
Velino River
The Velino is a river in central Italy, a tributary of the Nera. Its source is located on Monte Pozzoni's slopes (1,903 m) near Cittareale. Aftwards it runs through a narrow valley next the Mount Terminillo, known as "Gole del Vento" ("Wi ...
. On the opposite sides are the Valle dell'Inferno ("Hell's Valley") and Valle degli Angeli ("Angels' Valley") leading to Rieti's plain and the mounts of
Cantalice.
The Terminillo is an active
ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North ...
.
See also
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Sabena Flight 503
The crash of Sabena Flight 503 was an accident involving a Douglas DC-6 of the Belgium, Belgian airline company Sabena which crashed into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy, 100 km north east of Rome on 13 February 1955, killing all 29 peopl ...
External links
monteterminillo.netterminillo.it
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Ski areas and resorts in Italy
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