Mount Longa

Mount Longa
Mount Logna in March 2008
Highest point
Elevation	975 metres (3,199 ft)
Prominence	429 metres (1,407 ft)
Coordinates	38°07′34.09″N13°08′52.5″E / 38.1261361°N 13.147917°E / 38.1261361; 13.147917
Naming
English translation	Long Mountain
Geography
Location	Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Parent range	Mountains of Palermo

Mount Longa (Italian: Mountagna Longa, lit. Long Mountain) is a mountain located in the former Italian Province of Palermo in Sicily, between the communes of Cinisi and Carini. Its highest peak is 975 meters above mean sea level. ^[1]

Description

Mount Longa is located between the communes of Carini, Cinisi, and Terrasini, and is near Palermo Airport.^{[ citation needed ]}

On May 5, 1972, Alitalia Flight 112 crashed into the mountain, killing all 115 people on board. A memorial was installed at the crash site. ^[2]

The Forestry Corps of the Sicilian Region  [ it ] uses the mountain for fire spotting, while radio and television broadcasters install repeaters there. There is a hiking path 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long to the top, starting at the Santa Venera forest. Remains of lookout posts, possibly of Carthaginian origin, have been found near the summit by Palermo archaeologist Mannino.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Montagna Longa". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
2. Bisconti, Alessandro (2017-05-05). "La strage, una croce, il silenzio: Montagna Longa, un mistero lungo 45 anni" [The Massacre, a Cross, the Silence: Montagna Longa, a 45-Year-Long Mystery]. PalermoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-02-17.

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