Monte Velino is a mountain (2,487 m) in the province of L'Aquila

Province of L'Aquila

thumb|left|200px|Map of the province.The Province of L'Aquila is the largest, most mountainous and least densely populated province of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It comprises about half the landmass of Abruzzo and occupies the western part of the region...

, Abruzzo

Abruzzo

Abruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...

, central Italy

Italy

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, part of the Abruzzo Apennines. Located nearby the boundary with Lazio, between the Fucino plain and the Aterno

Aterno

The Aterno-Pescara is a river system in Abruzzo, eastern Italy. The river is known as the Aterno near its source in the mountains, but takes the name Pescara, actually a tributary, nearer the city of Pescara and the Adriatic sea.Having the greatest discharge basin of the rivers flowing into the...

, Salto

Salto

Salto may refer to:*Salto, a Latin word for "to leap/jump", and in gymnastics refers to a somersault* Glasflügel H-101 "Salto" -Organisations:...

 and Velino

Velino River

The Velino ia a river in central Italy, an affluent of the Nera River. Its source is located on Monte Pozzoni's slopes near Cittareale...

 rivers' valleys, it is the highest peak in the sub-chain known as Velino-Sirente, and the third in the whole Apennines.

The massif is included in the Natural Regional Park of Sirente-Velino. It is chacterized by a rough and desertic appearance, but in fact characterized by a flourishing specialized vegetation. Fauna includes Italian wolf and wild boar.