Monte Sirente is a mountain in

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, central

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, the highest peak (at 2,349 m) of a small chain extending for c. 13 km from the Altopiano delle Rocche, the

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and the Valle Subequana, ending to the Fucino plain. It is part of the

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. The northern side of Sirente is characterized by deep

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s created by glaciers during the last

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glaciation. The southern side declines in a more milder way towards the Fucino. Nearby is the Sirente crater.

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