Etymology Ancient tribal name Type of rock limestone karst Country Italy Parent range Apennine Mountains | Region Lazio Province Province of Frosinone District Province of Latina | |
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Orogeny Southern Apenninic Orogeny Age of rock Messinian of Miocene, Pliocene-Pleistocene Similar Aurunci Mountains, Monti Lepini, Monti Ernici, Pontine Marshes, Pastena Caves | ||
19 mtb marathon parco naturale monti ausoni e lago di fondi
The Monti Ausoni or Ausoni Mountains is a mountain range in southern Lazio, in central Italy. It is part of the Antiappennini, a group running from the Apennines chain to the Tyrrhenian Sea. They are bounded to the north by the Monti Lepini and to the south by the Monti Aurunci. They take the name from the ancient tribe of the Ausoni. The Monti Ausoni consist mainly of friable limestone. Altitudes vary from hills to the 1,152 m of Cima del Nibbio and the 1,141 m of Monte Calvo. Near Pastena are the eponymous Grotte (caves).
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- 19 mtb marathon parco naturale monti ausoni e lago di fondi
- Map of Monti Ausoni 03021 Amaseno Province of Frosinone Italy
- Parco monti ausoni
- References
Map of Monti Ausoni, 03021 Amaseno, Province of Frosinone, Italy
Part of the Mountains is protected by Wilderness Area, which was established in 1999. It covers 4,230 hectares. Most of the valleys are covered in forests (of oak, cork oak and maple). There are also species of Quercus virginiana, Carpinella, the Aspen and the Laurel. Beneath the trees are numerous rare and endemic flora, such as Crocus imperati subsp imperati, Narcissus Poeticus, Asphodeline lutea (Asfodelina), Daphne oleoides (spatula Daphne) and Iris relicta.