Mount Limbara

Limbara
Mount Limbara
Highest point
PeakPunta Sa Berritta
Elevation1,362 m (4,469 ft)
Prominence1,064 m (3,491 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation70.72 km (43.94 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates40°50′59″N 9°10′31″E / 40.84972°N 9.17528°E / 40.84972; 9.17528
Naming
Native name
Geography
Limbara is located in Italy
Limbara
Limbara
CountryItaly
Regionprovince of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy

Mount Limbara (Gallurese: Monti di Limbara, Sardinian: Monte de Limbara) is a rocky granitic massif in northeastern Sardinia, Italy. It is located in the geographical and historical region of Gallura.

Its highest peak is Punta Sa Berritta (1,362 m above sea level).[1] Its area belongs to the comuni of Calangianus, Tempio Pausania, Berchidda and Oschiri, in the province of Olbia-Tempio.

The flora of Mount Limbara estimated to 1,147 taxa grouped in 46 orders, 120 families and 486 genera.[2] The wildlife of the mount includes wild boar, foxes, martens, weasels, mouflon, wild cats, Sardinian hare, wild rabbits, Bonelli's eagle and peregrine falcon.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Limbara". Visit Tempio. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ^ Calvia, Giacomo, and Alessandro Ruggero. "The vascular flora of Mount Limbara (northern Sardinia): From a troubled past towards an uncertain future." Fl. Medit 30 (2020): 293-313.
  3. ^ Spa, TITANKA!. "Routes on Monte Limbara, green treasure in Sardinia". www.santeodoro.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.