The Monte Rotondo massif (french: Massif du Monte Rotondo) is a chain of mountains on the southern side of
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
, France.
It takes its name from
Monte Rotondo
Monte Rotondo ( co, Monte Ritondu) is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France.
At it is the second highest in Corsica, after Monte Cinto. It is the highest point on the Monte Rotondo massif.
Location
The ...
, the highest peak.
Location
The Monte Rotondo massif is one of the four main blocks of mountains in Corsica.
These are (from north to south), the
Monte Cinto massif
The Monte Cinto massif is one of the main massifs in the island of Corsica, France, taking its name from the highest mountain in Corsica, Monte Cinto.
It is the northernmost and highest of the four massifs that form the spine of the island.
The m ...
, Monte Rotondo massif,
Monte Renoso massif and
Monte Incudine massif
The Monte Incudine massif (french: Massif du Monte Incudine) is a chain of mountains in the south of the island of Corsica, France.
It takes its name from Monte Incudine, the highest peak.
Location
The Monte Incudine massif
In geology, a mass ...
.
These massifs form the ''Corse cristalline'', mainly composed of magmatic rocks such as granites, granulites,
porphyries and rhyolites.
The Monte Rotondo massif is located between the Col de Vergio and the
Col de Vizzavona.
It extends westward through the hills of Ajaccio, and eastward to the ''Sillon de Corte''.
Peaks
The main peaks are,
See also
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List of mountains in Corsica by height
This article lists the mountains of Corsica by height and by prominence.
Corsica contains seven massifs: Monte Cinto massif, Monte Rotondo massif, Monte Renoso massif, Monte Incudine massif, Monte San Petrone massif, Monte Astu massif, and Mont ...
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Mountains of Haute-Corse
Mountains of Corse-du-Sud
Massifs of Corsica