| Monte Soratte | |
|---|---|
 Mount Soratte seen from Via Flaminia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°15′N 12°30′E / 42.250°N 12.500°E |
| Geography | |
  Monte Soratte  Monte Soratte Monte Soratte (Lazio) | |
Monte Soratte (ancient: Soracte) is a mountain ridge in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy. It is a narrow, isolated limestone ridge with a length of 5.5 km (3.4 mi) and six peaks. Located some 10 km (6.2 mi) south east of Civita Castellana and c. 45 km (28 mi) north of Rome, it is the sole notable ridge in the Tiber Valley, geologically represents the Meso-cenozoic Tiber ridge.[1] The nearest settlement is the village of Sant'Oreste. Saint Orestes or Edistus, after whom the settlement is named, is said to have been martyred near Monte Soratte.
The highest summit is 691 m (2,267 ft) above sea-level. The ridge is part of a 444-hectare (1,100-acre) Natural Reserve housing a variety of vegetation and fauna.[2] It is also characterized by the so-called Meri, pits which can be up to 115 metres (377 ft) deep.
- ^ Dorsale Tiberina
- ^ "Riserva Naturale Monte Soratte". Parks.it. Retrieved 25 July 2011.