| Bruncu Spina | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,829 m (6,001 ft) |
| Prominence | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Isolation | 366 km (227 mi) |
| Coordinates | 40°00′57″N 9°18′14″E / 40.015754°N 9.303969°E |
| Geography | |
  Bruncu Spina | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Parent range | Gennargentu |
Bruncu Spina, with its 1,829 meters is the second highest peak in Sardinia after Punta La Marmora.[1] It is located in the Gennargentu massif, in the province of Nuoro, in the administrative territory of the municipalities of Villagrande Strisaili and Desulo. The territorial portion in the head of the municipality of Villagrande Strisaili was granted in perpetual emphyteusis to the municipality of Fonni.[2]
On the top of the mountain there was an astronomical observatory, currently reduced to the state of ruins.[3]
- ^ Ignazio Camarda (1988), p.269.
- ^ "Monte Novu". Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ Heck, André (2004). "Italy". StarGuides Plus: a world-wide directory of organizations in astronomy and related space sciences. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 327. ISBN 9781402019265. Retrieved 29 October 2010.