The Monti delle Mainarde, also known just as Le Mainarde, is a range of calcareous mountains on the border between the regions of
Lazio
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and
Molise
it, Molisano (man) it, Molisana (woman)
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in southern central Italy. It is the southern extension of the
Monti della Meta. The highest peak is
Monte Cavallo, at 2039 m. Tributaries of the
Melfa flow to the south-west from its western flanks, and tributaries of the
Volturno
The Volturno (ancient Latin name Volturnus, from ''volvere'', to roll) is a river in south-central Italy.
Geography
It rises in the Abruzzese central Apennines of Samnium near Castel San Vincenzo (province of Isernia, Molise) and flows southe ...
to the south-east from its eastern side. Most of the range lies within the
Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise'') is an Italian national park established in 1923. The majority of the park is located in the Abruzzo region, with smaller parts in Lazio and Molise. It ...
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References
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Mountain ranges of Italy
Mountains of Lazio