Mount Lauro is a mountain reaching 986 metres located in south-eastern Sicily belonging to the chain of Hyblaean Mountains, stretching between the three provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Siracusa. Monte Lauro is part of a complex of extinct volcanoes having formed under the sea during the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

epoch. Its slopes currently host more than 2330 hectares of Mediterranean coniferous forests, extending into the territories of Buccheri, Buscemi,

Chiaramonte Gulfi Chiaramonte Gulfi (Sicilian language, Sicilian: ''Ciaramunti'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. Geography Chiaramonte Gulfi is located on a hill-top north of Ragusa, Italy, Ragusa at an altitude of ...

, Ferla, Giarratana, Licodia Eubea, Monterosso Almo, Vizzini, and

Carlentini Carlentini () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). It lies 45 km (28 mi) outside the provincial capital of Syracuse. Naming history In 1551, Viceroy Juan de Vega, 1st Count of Grajal, founded a ne ...

. Many rivers originate there, including the ' Ánapo,Anapo: aspetto geologico
by Roberto Mirisola

Dirillo The Dirillo, or Acate, is a river in Sicily which springs from the Hyblaean Mountains and flows through the areas of Vizzini, Licodia Eubea, Mazzarrone, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Acate, Vittoria, Gela. It enters the Strait of Sicily south-east of ...

, and Irminio. Mount Lauro's name apparently derives from the Latin ''laurus'' (

laurel Laurel may refer to: Plants * Lauraceae, the laurel family * Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel People * Laurel (given name), people with the given name * Laurel (surname), people with the surname * Laurel (mus ...

), as in the past many laurel trees grew there. Due to the fact that it is the highest mountain in the area, numerous radio and television transmitters are located near its peaks. MonteLauro

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{{Reflist Lauro Province of Ragusa Province of Syracuse Volcanoes of Italy Extinct volcanoes of Europe Miocene volcanoes