Mount Capanne

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Monte Capanne

Highest mountain of Elba
Elevation 1,019 m (3,343 ft)
Location
Monte Capanne
Italy
Location Elba, Italy
Coordinates 42°44′00″N 10°22′00″E / 42.73333°N 10.36667°E / 42.73333; 10.36667Coordinates: 42°44′00″N 10°22′00″E / 42.73333°N 10.36667°E / 42.73333; 10.36667

Mount Capanne (Italian: Monte Capanne) is the highest mountain on the Italian island of Elba and in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. It is located in the western part of the island, reaching a height of 1,019 metres (3,343 ft) in elevation above the Mediterranean Sea.

Features

The mountain is part of the Arcipelago Toscano National Park.

The Monte Capanne summit can be reached in 14 minutes via cable car, which departs from Marciana. The summit offers a 'fantastic' view of the entire island, the Tuscan Archipelago and local Mediterranean Sea, the mainland Tuscan coast (to east), and the island of Corsica (to west).

The mountain has Matorral shrublands and woodlands vegetation habitats, of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Biome.

See also

External links

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