
The Monti delle Mainarde, also known just as Le Mainarde, is a range of calcareous mountains on the border between the regions of
Lazio
Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
and
Molise
Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...
in southern central Italy. It is the southern extension of the
Monti della Meta
The Monti della Meta are a massif of central Italy located around the junction point of the boundaries between the regions of Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise. The major of three massifs of the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, they take their ...
. 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.
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References
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Mountain ranges of Italy
Mountains of Lazio