Monte Camicia

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Monte Camicia
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Highest point
Elevation 2,564 m (8,412 ft)
Prominence 640 m (2,100 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 42°26′N13°43′E / 42.433°N 13.717°E / 42.433; 13.717 Coordinates: 42°26′N13°43′E / 42.433°N 13.717°E / 42.433; 13.717
Geography
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Monte Camicia
Italy
Location Abruzzo, Italy
Parent range central Apennines

Monte Camicia is a mountain straddling the border between the province of Teramo and the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. [1] It is part of the Gran Sasso d'Italia mountain chain.

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