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[[File:Piani di Castelluccio June 2016.jpg|thumb|300px|Lentil and poppy blooming on Piani di Castelluccio.]]
[[File:Piani di Castelluccio June 2016.jpg|thumb|300px|Lentil and poppy blooming on Piani di Castelluccio.]]
[[File:MontiSibilliniUmbriaItalia.jpg|thumb|300px|A summer view of the Monti Sibillini.]]
[[File:Monti Sibillini.jpg|thumb|300px|A summer view of the Monti Sibillini.]]
The '''Sibillini Mountains''', or Sibylline Mountains ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Monti Sibillini'') are a mountain group in [[Italy]], part of the central [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]]. Situated between eastern [[Umbria]] and the [[Marche]], they are mostly composed of [[limestone]] rocks, formed in the [[Mesozoic]] and [[Cenozoic]] (100 to 50 million years ago) on the bottom of an extinct sea. The land emerged 20 million years ago. Most of the peaks are over {{convert|2000|m|ft|abbr=on}}; the highest altitude is reached by [[Monte Vettore]] at {{convert|2476|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
The '''Sibillini Mountains''', or Sibylline Mountains ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Monti Sibillini'') are one of the major mountain groups in the [[Italian Peninsula]], and part of the [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]] range. Most of the peaks are over {{convert|2000|m|ft|abbr=on}}; the highest is [[Monte Vettore]] at {{convert|2476|m|ft|abbr=on}}.


Since 1993 the area has been part of the [[Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini]] (Sibillini Mountains National Park).
Since 1993 the area has been part of the [[Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini]] (Sibillini Mountains National Park).


The current morphology, largely dominated by U-shaped valleys and glacial depressions, is due to the action of [[glacier]]s in the [[Quaternary]] period. Also regions of [[Karst topography]] are in evidence, caused by extension of the crust beneath western Italy and the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]].
The present-day landscape morphology, predominantly U-shaped valleys and glacial depressions, is due to the action of [[glacier]]s during the [[Quaternary]] period.


Legend says that a cave of the [[Sibyl]] (women,) housed a male prophet whom rarely revealed secrets of the future. [[Necromancy|Necromancers]] and knights, came from across Europe, after exhausting journeys trying to seize an oracle of Sybil.
The name Sibylline goes back to a legend about a cave in the mountains (today known as the [[Sibyl's Cave|Sibyl cave]]), where a male [[oracle]] and necromancer took refuge to escape Christian persecutions against paganism{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} in the late Roman period, and who occasionally revealed secrets of the future. [[Necromancy|Necromancers]] and knights travelled from across Europe, after exhausting journeys, to try to obtain a prophesy.


==Wildlife and vegetation==
==Wildlife and vegetation==
*[[crested porcupine]]
*[[crested porcupine]]
*[[eurasian eagle owl]]
*[[Eurasian eagle owl]]
*[[golden eagle]]
*[[golden eagle]]
*[[peregrine falcon]]
*[[peregrine falcon]]
*[[roe deer]]
*[[roe deer]]
*[[vipera aspis|vipera]]
*[[vipera aspis|viper]]
*[[Wild cat|wildcat]]
*[[Wild cat|wildcat]]
*[[wolf]]
*[[wolf]]


The small [[Lago di Pilato]] within a deep u-shaped valley below Monte Vettore, is home to a [[crustacean]] [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] of this location, the ''[[Chirocephalus marchesonii]]''.
The small [[Lago di Pilato]] within a deep U-shaped valley below Monte Vettore, is home to a [[crustacean]] [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to this location, ''[[Chirocephalus marchesonii]]''.


The area contains stands of [[beech]] scattered amongst open subalpine grasslands and meadows maintained by the grazing of sheep.
The area contains stands of [[beech]] scattered amongst open subalpine grasslands and meadows maintained by the grazing of sheep.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]]
*[[Apennine hello|Apennines]]
*[[Geography of Italy]]
*[[Geography of Italy]]
*[[Monte Ascensione]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 12 March 2024

Lentil and poppy blooming on Piani di Castelluccio.
A summer view of the Monti Sibillini.

The Sibillini Mountains, or Sibylline Mountains (Italian: Monti Sibillini) are one of the major mountain groups in the Italian Peninsula, and part of the Apennines range. Most of the peaks are over 2,000 m (6,600 ft); the highest is Monte Vettore at 2,476 m (8,123 ft).

Since 1993 the area has been part of the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini (Sibillini Mountains National Park).

The present-day landscape morphology, predominantly U-shaped valleys and glacial depressions, is due to the action of glaciers during the Quaternary period.

The name Sibylline goes back to a legend about a cave in the mountains (today known as the Sibyl cave), where a male oracle and necromancer took refuge to escape Christian persecutions against paganism[citation needed] in the late Roman period, and who occasionally revealed secrets of the future. Necromancers and knights travelled from across Europe, after exhausting journeys, to try to obtain a prophesy.

Wildlife and vegetation

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The small Lago di Pilato within a deep U-shaped valley below Monte Vettore, is home to a crustacean endemic to this location, Chirocephalus marchesonii.

The area contains stands of beech scattered amongst open subalpine grasslands and meadows maintained by the grazing of sheep.

See also

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Sources

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  • Gentili, Bernardino (April 2002). "Note di Geomorfologia del Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini". Collana dei Quaderni scientifico-divulgativi del Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini. Ancona: Aniballi Grafiche.

42°49′26″N 13°16′32″E / 42.82389°N 13.27556°E / 42.82389; 13.27556

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