Monte Rasu
Monte Rasu is a mountain in the Goceano's range, in the province of Sassari, central west Sardinia, Italy. Its summit, called sa Punta Manna, is the highest peak in the province of Sassari.
The mount is surrounded by the woods of Foresta Burgos, Sos Niberos and Badde Salighes, characterized for the presence of thousand-year trees of holly and taxus baccata, and woods of downy oaks, chestnuts and holm oaks.
Description
Origin and meaning of the name
The name of the mountain derives from the term "rasu" which, in the Sardinian language, indicates the morphological condition relating to the flattening of the relief or the lack of vegetation on its slopes.Flora and fauna
Its slopes are covered with vast forests of downy oak, European maple, chestnut trees and holm oaks. Among these, the Nibberos forest should be mentioned; It is considered one of the largest forests of yew and holly in Italy and there are a large number of thousand-year-old specimens.At the top of the mountain there is a meteorological centre of the Agro-Meteorological Service of Sardinia equipped with a powerful radar.