Mount Amiata | |
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Monte Amiata | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,738 m (5,702 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,490 m (4,890 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°54′N 11°38′E / 42.900°N 11.633°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Tuscany, Italy |
Parent range | Tuscan Antiapennines |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Lava dome[2] |
Mount Amiata is the largest[2] of the lava domes in the Amiata lava dome complex located about 20 km northwest of Lake Bolsena in the southern Tuscany region of Italy. It is located within the provinces of Grosseto and Siena.