Rocca Busambra

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Rocca Busambra
Rocca Busambra Ficuzza 0118.JPG
Highest point
Elevation1,613 m (5,292 ft)
Prominence1,049 m (3,442 ft)
Coordinates37°51′20″N 13°23′50″E / 37.85556°N 13.39722°E / 37.85556; 13.39722Coordinates: 37°51′20″N 13°23′50″E / 37.85556°N 13.39722°E / 37.85556; 13.39722
Geography
LocationSicily, Italy
Parent rangeMonti Sicani

Rocca Busambra is the highest peak in the Monti Sicani, in western Sicily, southern Italy. It has an elevation of 1,613 metres (5,292 ft).

Geography[]

The mount has the appearance of a flat, isolated ridge, with the wood occupying its slopes. It is located between the territories of Godrano and Monreale, and above the village of Ficuzza, an enclave of Corleone. The territory is part of the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

References[]

  • Placido Rizzotto was an Italian socialist partisan and trade union leader from Corleone who was kidnapped and murdered by Sicilian Mafia. His remains were found on 7 July 2009, on a cliff in Rocca Busambra.

External links[]

Media related to Rocca Busambra at Wikimedia Commons

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