Monte Soratte is a mountain ridge in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy. It is a narrow, isolated limestone ridge with a length of 5.5 km and six peaks. Located some 10 km south east of Civita Castellana and c. 45 km north of Rome, it is the sole notable ridge in the Tiber Valley, geologically represents the Meso-cenozoic Tiber ridge. The nearest settlement is the village of Sant'Oreste. Saint Orestes or Edistus, after whom the settlement is named, is said to have been martyred near Monte Soratte.
The highest summit is 691 m above sea-level. The ridge is part of a 444-hectare Natural Reserve housing a variety of vegetation and fauna. It is also characterized by the so-called Meri, pits which can be up to 115 metres deep.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Soratte
Address 00060, Italy
Coordinates 42°14'44.22" N 12°30'6.998" E
