Wide-field Mufara Telescope

Wide-field Mufara Telescope is an observatory in Petralia Sottana, Palermo, Sicily. Wide-field Mufara Telescope is situated nearby to the peak Monte Mufara, as well as near the church Madonna delle Nevi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Mufara and Pizzo Carbonara.

Monte Mufara

Peak

Photo: Andreadipiazza, Public domain.

Monte Mufara is a peak.

Pizzo Carbonara

Peak

Photo: MoritzP, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pizzo Carbonara is the highest peak of the Madonie mountains in Sicily. It is the second-highest peak in Sicily, only Mount Etna being higher, although it is only two meters higher than the neighbouring Pizzo Antenna. Pizzo Carbonara is situated 3 km north of Wide-field Mufara Telescope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piano Battaglia and Piano Zucchi.

Piano Battaglia

Locality

Photo: Peppesev, CC BY 3.0.

Piano Battaglia is a locality.

Piano Zucchi

Locality

Photo: Carlo Columba, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Piano Zucchi is a locality, which is situated 4 km northwest of Wide-field Mufara Telescope.

Madonie Regional Natural Park

Photo: Andrea from Palermo, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Madonie are one of the principal mountain ranges on the island of Sicily, located in the Northern part of the island. Its name comes from the feud of Madonìa which belonged to the noble family of La Farina from Palermo and then to the Marquises Crescimanni of Madonìa.

Wide-field Mufara Telescope

Type: Observatory
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Petralia Sottana, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

37.86889° or 37° 52′ 8″ north

Longitude

14.0202° or 14° 1′ 13″ east

Open location code

8F9PV29C+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1263589675

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

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