Mount Limbara

Mount Limbara (Gallurese: Monti di Limbara, Sardinian: Monte de Limbara) is a rocky granitic massif in northeastern Sardinia, Italy. It is located in the geographical and historical region of Gallura.

Limbara
Mount Limbara
Highest point
PeakPunta Sa Berritta
Elevation1,362 m (4,469 ft)
Prominence1,064 m (3,491 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation70.72 km (43.94 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates40°50′59″N 9°10′31″E
Naming
Native name
Geography
Limbara is located in Italy
Limbara
Limbara
CountryItaly
Regionprovince of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy

Its highest peak is Punta Sa Berritta (1,362 m above sea level).[1] Its area belongs to the comuni of Calangianus, Tempio Pausania, Berchidda and Oschiri, in the province of Olbia-Tempio.

The flora of Mount Limbara estimated to 1,147 taxa grouped in 46 orders, 120 families and 486 genera.[2] The wildlife of the mount includes wild boar, foxes, martens, weasels, mouflon, wild cats, Sardinian hare, wild rabbits, Bonelli's eagle and peregrine falcon.[1][3]

History

The name could derive from the Latin Limes Balares ("Boundary of the Balares"), given it by the Romans as it marked the frontier with the territory still in the hands of the Balares, a late Nuragic tribe.[4]

Mount Limbara was affected by a major forest fire in 1936 and its cork oaks woods were replaced with pines, after a work of reforestation.[1] Following World War II, giant sequoias were planted as well.

Cold War communications center

On the top of the massif, a NATO U.S. Air Force Cold War secret Communications Relay Station and a Carabinieri barracks were located. Six original antenna dishes remain. Today it is used as a telecommunications center for the Italian Air Force and a heliport for the Servizio Antincendi. It is also the location of all the major TV relay stations of West Sardinia.

References
  1. "Mount Limbara". Visit Tempio. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. Calvia, Giacomo, and Alessandro Ruggero. "The vascular flora of Mount Limbara (northern Sardinia): From a troubled past towards an uncertain future." Fl. Medit 30 (2020): 293-313.
  3. Spa, TITANKA!. "Routes on Monte Limbara, green treasure in Sardinia". www.santeodoro.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  4. Spa, TITANKA!. "Routes on Monte Limbara, green treasure in Sardinia". www.santeodoro.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.


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