Mount Limbara
Mount Limbara is a rocky granitic massif in northeastern Sardinia, Italy. It is located in the geographical and historical region of Gallura.
Its highest peak is Punta Sa Berritta. 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. The wildlife of the mount includes wild boar, foxes, martens, weasels, mouflon, wild cats, Sardinian hare, wild rabbits, Bonelli's eagle and peregrine falcon.
History
The name could derive from the Latin Limes 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.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. Following World War II, giant sequoias were planted as well.