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 km ...

, part of the Abruzzi Apennine range in central

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. It is located some 20 km from Rieti and 100 km from

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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

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, 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" ("Wind ...

. 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

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