CONE
# |
NAME |
SECTOR |
BASE
ELEV* |
SUMMIT
ELEV** |
BASE
DIAMETER** |
AGE
and COMMENTS |
1 |
Monte
Barca |
W |
ca
650 m |
758
m |
0.4
x 0.65 km |
Holocene |
2 |
Monte
Paparìa |
W |
ca
930 m |
1005
m |
0.33
x 0.46 km |
early
Holocene (?), mostly buried |
3 |
Casa
Incognito |
W |
ca
1090 m |
1171
m |
0.46
x 0.55 km |
early
Holocene (?), partially buried |
4 |
Monte
Ruvolo |
W |
ca
1230 m |
1413
m |
0.79
x 0.83 km |
youthful
(<5000 years?) |
5 |
Monti
Tre Frati I |
W |
1290
m |
1386
m |
0.37
x 0.44 km |
Holocene |
6 |
Monti
Tre Frati II |
W |
1325
m |
1374
m |
0.24
x 0.26 km |
Holocene |
7 |
Monte
Nuovo |
W |
1590
m |
1674
m |
0.33
x 0.34 km |
Feb-Mar
1763 |
8 |
Monte
Di Fiore I |
W |
ca.
1650 m |
1730
m |
0.35
x 0.51 km |
Jan-Feb
1974 |
9 |
Monte
Di Fiore II |
W |
1640
m |
1688
m |
0.18
x 0.23 km |
March
1974 |
10 |
Monte
Mezza Luna |
W |
1700
m |
1755
m |
0.21
x 0.22 km |
"Feb-Mar
1763" but different event from Monte Nuovo (# 7) eruption,
date unknown |
11 |
Monte
Rosso |
W |
1720
m |
1878
m |
0.57
x 0.68 km |
Holocene |
12 |
Monte
Capre |
W |
1780
m |
1883
m |
0.42
x 0.69 km |
Holocene;
two craters |
13 |
Nameless
NE M. Capre |
W |
1840
m |
1871
m |
0.23
x n.d. km |
early
Holocene (?), mostly buried |
14 |
Monte
Fornello |
W |
1890
m |
1935
m |
0.24
x 0.28 km |
early
Holocene (?), partially buried |
15 |
Nameless
WSW M. Palestra |
W |
1925
m |
1942
m |
0.19
x 0.24 km |
Holocene |
16 |
Monte
Palestra |
W |
1930
m |
2033
m |
0.29
x 0.39 km |
Holocene |
17 |
1843
eruptive fissure |
W |
ca
1850 m |
2037
m |
1.06
km |
November
1843, numerous vents |
18 |
1832
eruptive fissure |
W |
ca
1780 m |
1962
m |
0.4
km |
October
1832, at least 4 vents |
19 |
Monte
Nunziata |
W |
ca
1700 m |
1811
m |
0.49
x 0.5 km |
October
1832, several subsidiary vents on E flank |
20 |
Monte
Lepre |
WNW |
1440
m |
1632
m |
0.73
x 0.74 km |
youthful
(<5000 years?) |
21 |
Monte
Arso |
WNW |
1440
m |
1515
m |
0.28
x 0.39 km |
youthful
(<5000 years?) |
22 |
Monte
Egitto |
WNW |
1545
m |
1611
m |
0.23
x 0.33 km |
Holocene |
23 |
Nameless
SE M. Scavo |
NW |
ca
1740 m |
1840
m |
0.26
x 0.4 km |
Holocene |
24 |
Monte
Scavo |
NW |
ca
1710 m |
1801
m |
0.37
x 0.38 km |
Holocene |
25 |
Monte
Maletto |
NW |
ca
1550 m |
1771
m |
0.69
x 0.86 km |
Holocene |
26 |
Monte
Pomarazzo |
NW |
1210
m |
1252
m |
0.19
x 0.22 km |
early
Holocene (?), partially buried |
27 |
Monte
Piluso |
NNW |
ca
1300 m |
1358
m |
0.31
x 0.32 km |
early
Holocene (?), mostly buried |
28 |
Monte
Spagnolo (W) |
NNW |
ca
1400 m |
1536
m |
0.54
x 0.6 km |
Holocene;
subsidiary crater on NE flank |
29 |
Monte
Spagnolo (E) |
NNW |
ca
1430 m |
1519
m |
0.38
x 0.47 |
Holocene;
subsidiary crater on E flank |
30 |
Monte
S. Maria |
N |
ca
1530 m |
1632
m |
0.32
x 0.42 km |
Holocene |
31 |
Nameless
S M. S. Maria |
N |
1610
m |
1639
m |
0.18
x 0.19 km |
Holocene
(same as M. S. Maria) |
32 |
Monte
Moio |
N |
560
m |
703
m |
0.74
x 0.94 km |
Holocene;
this is the only cone of Etna that lies outside the province of
Catania |
33 |
Nameless
ca 0.7 km S M. Pizillo |
NNE |
2415
m |
2430
m |
0.1
x 0.11 km |
Historic
but date unknown |
34 |
1809
eruptive fissure |
NNE |
ca
2300 m |
2390
m |
0.86
km |
1809;
about 10 main vents |
35 |
Monte
Pizzillo |
NNE |
ca
2330 m |
2413
m |
0.35
x 0.47 km |
Holocene,
strongly faulted |
36 |
1879
explosive vent I |
NNE |
ca
2350 m |
ca
2380 m |
0.14
x 0.17 km |
May-June
1879 |
37 |
1879
explosive vent II |
NNE |
ca
2290 m |
2335
m |
0.25
x 0.36 km |
May-June
1879 |
38 |
Monte
Corbara SW |
NNE |
ca
2230 m |
2272
m |
0.28
x 0.31 km |
Holocene |
39 |
Monte
Corbara NE |
NNE |
ca
2200 m |
2272
m |
0.24
x 0.27 km |
Holocene |
40 |
"Crateri
Umberto e Margherita (1879)" |
NNE |
ca
2120 m |
2159
m |
0.19
x 0.29 km |
Holocene;
clearly older than the 1879 eruption |
41 |
Monte
Cacciatore I |
NNE |
ca
2220 m |
ca
2230 m |
0.13
x 0.18 km |
Holocene;
cone almost absent |
42 |
Monte
Cacciatore II |
NNE |
ca
2180 m |
2186
m |
0.12
x 0.16 km |
Holocene;
cone almost absent |
43 |
Monte
Cacciatore III |
NNE |
2130
m |
ca
2170 m |
0.18
x 0.23 km |
Holocene;
cone almost absent |
44 |
Monte
Timparossa |
NNE |
ca.
1920 m |
2093
m |
0.52
x 0.56 km |
very
early Holocene or older |
45 |
Monte
Ponte di Ferro |
NNE |
ca
1990 m |
2017
m |
0.2
x 0.3 km |
1646-1647;
two main vents |
46 |
Monte
Nero |
NNE |
ca
1850 m |
2055
m |
0.55
x 0.56 km |
1646-1647 |
47 |
1923
cone SW M. Nero |
NNE |
ca
1980 m |
1990
m |
0.058
x 0.06 km |
June-July
1923 |
48 |
1923
fissure E M. Nero |
NNE |
ca
1860 m |
ca
1900 m |
0.58
km |
June-July
1923 |
49 |
Monte
Rosso |
NNE |
ca
1600 m |
1758
m |
0.44
x 0.47 km |
Holocene |
50 |
Monte
Dolce |
NNE |
ca
770 m |
861
m |
0.34
x 0.42 km |
Holocene,
partially buried |
51 |
Monte
Tanaurpi |
NNE |
ca
1850 m |
1926
m |
0.3
x 0.62 km |
early
(?) Holocene; two craters |
52 |
Monte
Conca |
NNE |
ca
1810 m |
1864
m |
0.28
x 0.36 km |
early
(?) Holocene; partially buried |
53 |
Monte
Nero delle Concazze |
NNE |
ca
2100 m |
2191
m |
0.26
x 0.31 km |
Holocene |
54 |
Monte
Corvo |
NE |
ca
1750 m |
1865
m |
0.32
x 0.51 km |
early
Holocene, strongly eroded |
55 |
Monte
Baracca |
NE |
ca
1680 m |
1755
m |
0.33
x 0.47 km |
Holocene |
56 |
Monte
Santo |
NE |
ca
630 m |
706
m |
0.41
x 0.61 km |
Holocene |
57 |
Monte
Pomiciaro |
NE |
ca
580 m |
650
m |
0.35
x 0.5 km |
Holocene |
58 |
Monti
Conconi |
NE |
ca
1700 m |
1802
m |
0.32
x 0.35 km |
Holocene |
59 |
Monte
Zappinazzo |
NE |
ca
1800 m |
1907
m |
0.32
x 0.52 km |
Holocene;
several craters |
60 |
I
Due Monti I |
NE |
ca
1600 m |
1657
m |
0.32
x 0.33 km |
Holocene |
61 |
I
Due Monti II |
NE |
ca
1550 m |
1636
m |
0.4
x 0.41 km |
Holocene |
62 |
Monte
Frumento delle Concazze |
ENE |
ca
1800 m |
2151
m |
0.86
x 0.89 km |
Holocene |
63 |
Monti
Sartorius |
ENE |
ca
1650 m |
ca
1770 m |
1.27
km |
January-June
1865; about 20 distinct vents |
64 |
Monte
Concazza |
ENE |
ca
1670 m |
1745
m |
0.26
x 0.37 km |
Holocene |
65 |
Nameless
NE M. Concazza |
ENE |
ca
1650 m |
ca
1670 m |
0.15
x 0.25 km |
Holocene;
two small craters |
66 |
Upper
1928 fissure |
ENE |
ca
2070 m |
ca
2300 m |
0.73
km |
November
1928; partially coincides with 1979 fissure |
67 |
Nameless
NW M. Rinatu |
E |
ca
1600 m |
1700
m |
0.24
x 0.27 km |
early
Holocene (?), strongly eroded |
68 |
Monte
Rinatu |
E |
ca
1530 m |
ca
1630 m |
0.45
x 0.46 km |
Holocene |
69 |
Monte
Simone |
E
(VdB) |
1980
m |
2086
m |
0.38
x 0.46 km |
1811-1812 |
70 |
Monte
Rittmann |
E
(VdB) |
ca
2300 m |
ca
2360 m |
0.24
x 0.3 km |
October
1986-February 1987 |
71 |
Monte
Lepre |
E
(VdB) |
ca
1850 m |
ca
1950 m |
0.232
x 0.32 km |
Holocene |
72 |
Monti
Centenari |
ESE
(VdB) |
ca
1750 m |
1806
m |
0.34
x 0.46 km |
1852-1853 |
73 |
Monte
Serra |
SE |
ca
440 m |
559
m |
0.53
x 0.62 km |
possibly
Roman age (ca 2000 BP) |
74 |
Nameless
cone at Trecastagni |
SE |
ca
580 m |
624
m |
0.31
x 0.45 km |
unknown;
occupied by Trecastagni village |
75 |
Monte
Troina |
SE |
ca
530 m |
636
m |
0.45
x 0.73 km |
early
Holocene |
76 |
Nameless
vent at Pedara |
SE |
ca
620 m |
nd |
nd |
unknown;
occupied by Pedara village |
77 |
Tre
Monti south |
SE |
ca
660 m |
726
m |
0.32
x 0.38 km |
Holocene,
occupied by "Villaggio Tre Monti" |
78 |
Tre
Monti west |
SE |
ca
690 m |
749
m |
0.32
x 0.37 km |
Holocene,
crater rim partly removed for construction work |
79 |
Tre
Monti north |
SE |
ca
670 m |
756
m |
0.37
x 0.39 km |
Holocene |
80 |
Nameless
cones W M. S. Nicolò |
SE |
ca
600 m |
678
m |
0.26
x 0.72 km |
Holocene;
several N-S aligned vents |
81 |
Monte
S. Nicolò |
SE |
550
m |
683
m |
0.46
x 0.5 km |
early
(?) Holocene |
82 |
Monte
Gorna |
SE |
ca
600 m |
851
m |
0.7
x 0.8 km |
youthful
(<5000 years) |
83 |
Monte
Caterratte |
SE |
ca
550 m |
643
m |
0.37
x 0.42 km |
early
Holocene, strongly degraded |
84 |
Monte
Rosso |
SE |
ca
520 m |
596
m |
0.42
x 0.48 km |
1329;
area is now densely populated |
85 |
Monte
Arcimis |
SE |
ca
1160 m |
1289
m |
0.26
x0.45 km |
early
(?) Holocene, partially buried |
86 |
Monte
Monaco |
SE |
ca
1330 m |
1430
m |
0.4
x 0.46 km |
Holocene |
87 |
Monte
Pomiciaro |
SE |
ca
1600 m |
1715
m |
0.46
x0.52 km |
early
Holocene, strongly eroded |
88 |
Monte
Salto del Cane |
SSE |
ca
1410 m |
1491
m |
0.4
x 0.58 km |
youthful,
dated 2960 ±60
BP |
89 |
Upper
1792-1793 vent |
SSE |
ca
2030 m |
2040
m |
0.13
x 0.18 km |
1792-1793;
simple pit crater |
90 |
Main
1792-1793 fissure |
SSE |
ca
1940 m |
ca
1960 m |
0.148
km |
1792-1793;
short row of hornitos |
91 |
Monte
Solfizio |
SSE |
ca
1700 m |
1850
m |
0.26
x 0.43 km |
Holocene |
92 |
Monte
Serra Pizzuto Calvarina |
SSE |
ca
1550 m |
1702
m |
0.48
x 0.61 km |
Holocene |
93 |
Monte
Solfizio |
SSE |
ca
1700 m |
1850
m |
0.26
x 0.43 km |
Holocene |
94 |
1634-1638
eruptive fissure |
SSE |
ca
2050 m |
ca
2200 m |
0.44
km |
1634-1638;
row of large hornitos |
95 |
Monte
Difeso |
SSE |
ca
810 m |
932
m |
0.42
x 0.46 km |
Holocene |
96 |
Monte
Serra di Falco |
SSE |
ca
580 m |
776
m |
0.46
x 0.49 km |
Holocene |
97 |
"1381"
eruptive fissure ("Cavòli") |
SSE |
ca
350 m |
ca
550 m |
3.6
km |
Medieval
(A.D. 1160 ±30, possibly 1169); eruptive fissure now extensively
covered with buildings |
98 |
Monpeloso
(or Mompeloso) |
S |
ca
820 m |
943
m |
0.51
x 0.63 km |
post-dates
122 BC pyroclastic deposit, probably erupted A.D. 252-253 |
99 |
Monpeloso
lower vents |
S |
ca
750 m |
ca
830 m |
0.67
km |
post-dates
122 BC pyroclastic deposit, probably erupted A.D. 252-253 |
100 |
Monte
Arso |
S |
ca
850 m |
1034
m |
0.58
x 0.82 km |
youthful,
but uncertain age |
101 |
Monte
Gervasi |
S |
ca
880 m |
987
m |
0.4
x 0.49 km |
younger
than A.D. 252-253 |
102 |
Nameless
SW Monpeloso |
S |
ca
780 m |
827
m |
0.33
x 0.34 km |
Holocene,
partially buried |
103 |
Monte S. Nicolò (or Monte S. Nicola) |
S |
ca
860 m |
944
m |
0.45
x 0.47 km |
Holocene |
104 |
Monte
Serra Pizzuta |
S |
ca
920 m |
1041
m |
0.48
x 0.55 km |
Holocene |
105 |
Nameless
on W side of Monti Rossi |
S |
ca
750 m |
858
m |
0.34
x 0.48 km |
Holocene,
partially buried by Monti Rossi (1669) |
106 |
Monpilieri
(or Mompilieri) |
S |
ca
630 m |
773
m |
0.64
x 0.71 km |
Holocene |
107 |
Monti
Rossi |
S |
ca
740 m |
946
m |
0.78
x 0.83 km |
1669;
two summit vents |
108 |
Monte
Fusaro |
S |
ca
850 m |
904
m |
0.33
x 0.41 km |
Holocene |
109 |
Monte
Nocilla |
S |
ca
930 m |
954
m |
0.23
x 0.3 km |
Holocene;
largely buried by younger lavas |
110 |
Monte
S. Leo |
S |
ca
1050 m |
1197
m |
0.56
x 0.57 km |
Holocene;
two summit vents |
111 |
Monte
S. Leo lower vents |
S |
1030
m |
1065
m |
0.28
x 0.4 km |
Holocene;
several small vents |
112 |
Monte
Leone |
S |
ca
1090 m |
1101
m |
0.092
x 0.13 km |
1883 |
113 |
Monte
Rinazzi |
S |
ca
1070 m |
1169
m |
0.37
x 0.35 km |
Holocene |
114 |
Monte
Rinazzelli |
S |
ca
1090 m |
1178
m |
0.28
x 0.36 km |
Holocene |
115 |
Monte
Concilio |
S |
ca
1180 m |
1274
m |
0.37
x 0.4 km |
Holocene |
116 |
Monte
Albero |
S |
ca
1150 m |
1246
m |
0.33
x 0.42 km |
Holocene |
117 |
Monte
Grosso |
S |
ca
1270 m |
1382
m |
0.33
x 0.36 km |
Holocene |
118 |
Monte
Ardicazzi |
S |
ca
1320 m |
1391
m |
0.35
x 0.4 km |
Holocene |
119 |
Monte
Ardicazzi lower vent |
S |
ca
1300 m |
1323
m |
0.17
x 0.22 |
Holocene |
120 |
Monte
Sona |
S |
ca
1240 m |
1394
m |
0.43
x 0.47 |
Holocene |
121 |
Monte
Sona SW cone |
S |
ca
1240 m |
1340
m |
0.4
x 0.41 km |
Holocene |
122 |
Monte
Manfrè |
S |
ca
1330 m |
1452
m |
0.49
x 0.5 km |
Holocene |
123 |
eruptive
fissure NE M. Manfrè |
S |
ca
1400 m |
ca
1580 m |
1.23
km |
youthful,
possibly erupted in 1536 |
124 |
Monte
Gemmellaro |
S |
ca
1410 m |
1537
m |
0.35
x 0.43 km |
1886 |
125 |
Monte
Capriolo |
S |
ca
1440 m |
1522
m |
0.3
x 0.44 km |
Holocene,
partially buried |
126 |
Monte
Faggi |
S |
ca
1570 m |
1672
m |
0.21
x 0.29 km |
Holocene,
partially buried |
127 |
Monte
Vetore |
S |
ca
1660 m |
1823
m |
0.49
x 0.64 km |
Holocene |
128 |
Nameless
W M. Nero |
S |
ca
1800 m |
ca
1835 m |
0.13
x 0.19 km |
Holocene,
almost completely buried before 2001 and probably covred by 2001
lava |
129 |
Monte
Nero |
S |
ca
1800 m |
1880
m |
0.25
x 0.31 km |
July-December
1892 |
130 |
Monte
Silvestri inferiore |
S |
ca
1840 m |
1912
m |
0.26
x 0.31 km |
July-December
1892 |
131 |
Monte
Silvestri superiore |
S |
1900
m |
2001
m |
0.34
x 0.45 km |
July-December
1892 |
132 |
Upper
1892 vent |
S |
ca
1940 m |
1969
m |
0.12
x 0.12 km |
July-December
1892 |
133 |
Monti
Calcarazzi |
S |
1940
m |
2064
m |
0.22
x 0.31 km |
1766 |
134 |
lowest
2001 eruptive fissure |
S |
2100
m |
ca
2200 m |
ca
0.35 km |
July-August
2001, consisting of a horseshoe-shaped cone about 60 m tall, and
about five maar-like explosion craters |
135 |
Montagnola |
S |
ca
2400 m |
2660
m |
0.7
x 0.78 km |
June-September
1763; large complex of nested pyroclastic cones |
136 |
Monte
Josémaría Escrivá |
S |
ca
2570 m |
ca
2650 m |
0.25
x 0.3 km |
July-August
2001, including cluster of smaller vents at south base of main
cone |
137 |
2001
intermediate cone |
S |
ca
2700 m |
ca
2720 m |
n.d. |
July-August
2001, completely buried by 2002-2003 pyroclastics |
138 |
Monte
Frumento Supino |
S |
ca
2700 m |
2845
m |
0.45
x 0.57 km |
Holocene |
139 |
2002-2003
cone cluster |
S |
ca
2700 m |
ca
2950 m |
0.6
x 0.79 km |
October
2002-January 2003 |
140 |
1971
"Observatory cone" |
S |
2980
m |
3008
m |
0.11
x 0.12 km |
April-May
1971 |
141 |
Monte
Rinatura |
SSW |
ca
2200 m |
2231
m |
0.12
x 0.16 km |
Holocene |
142 |
Monte
Nero |
SSW |
ca
2080 m |
2184
m |
0.38
x 0.4 km |
Holocene |
143 |
Monte
Castellazzo |
SSW |
ca
2150 m |
2172
m |
0.12
x 0.13 km |
Holocene |
144 |
lower
1910 vent |
SSW |
ca
1920 m |
1945
m |
0.08
x 0.09 km |
May-June
1910 |
145 |
Monte
Nero degli Zappini |
SSW |
ca
1850 m |
1980
m |
0.23
x 0.73 km |
youthful,
allegedly erupted in 1535; two main craters and several smaller
fissure vents |
146 |
Nameless
W "Grande Albergo" |
SSW |
ca
1600 m |
1643
m |
0.26
x 0.28 km |
Holocene
(?) |
147 |
Monte
Torcicoda |
SSW |
ca
1550 m |
1617
m |
0.21
x 0.29 km |
Holocene
(?) |
148 |
Monte
Parmentelli |
SSW |
ca
1400 m |
1517
m |
0.43
x 0.48 km |
Holocene |
149 |
Monte
Elici |
SSW |
1140
m |
1215
m |
0.32
x 0.38 km |
youthful;
post-dates
122 BC pyroclastic deposit |
150 |
Monte
Mazzo |
SSW |
ca
1070 m |
1127
m |
0.32
x 0.42 km |
Holocene |
151 |
Monte
Arso |
SSW |
1050
m |
1098
m |
0.24
x 0.3 km |
Holocene |
152 |
Monte
Denza |
SW |
1740
m |
1816
m |
0.34
x 0.47 km |
Holocene |
153 |
Monte
Scavo |
SW |
ca
1850 m |
1920
m |
0.2
x 0.29 km |
Holocene |
154 |
Monte
Palomba |
SW |
ca
1700 m |
1753
m |
0.33
x 0.4 km |
early
Holocene (?), partially buried |
155 |
Monte
Fontanelle |
SW |
ca
1690 m |
1774
m |
0.37
x 0.41 km |
Holocene |
156 |
Monte
Turchio |
WSW |
ca
1150 m |
1291
m |
0.63
x 0.71 km |
Holocene |
157 |
Monte
Gallobianco |
WSW |
ca
1300 m |
1387
m |
0.35
x 0.41 km |
youthful,
erupted in A.D. 1200 ±30 |
158 |
Monte
Intraleo |
WSW |
ca
1450 m |
1563
m |
0.48
x 0.62 km |
youthful,
erupted in A.D. 1200 ±30 |
159 |
Monte
Gallo |
WSW |
ca
1500 m |
1568
m |
0.29
x 0.35 km |
youthful,
erupted in A.D. 1200 ±30 |
160 |
Monte
Testa |
WSW |
ca
1520 m |
1599
m |
0.27
x 0.36 km |
youthful,
erupted in A.D. 1200 ±30 |
161 |
Monte
Forno |
WSW |
ca
1550 m |
1675
m |
0.44
x 0.62 km |
youthful,
erupted in A.D. 1200 ±30 |
162 |
Monte
Albano |
WSW |
ca
1620 m |
1739
m |
0.49
x 0.57 km |
Holocene |
163 |
Monte
Vituddi |
WSW |
ca
1830 m |
1878
m |
0.24
x 0.31 |
early
Holocene(?) |
164 |
Monte
Pecoraro |
WSW |
ca
2150 m |
2263
m |
0.48
x 0.52 km |
Holocene,
strongly eroded |
165 |
Monte
Leporello |
WSW |
ca
1670 m |
1749
m |
0.24
x 0.3 km |
Holocene |
166 |
Monte
Nespole E |
WSW |
ca
1610 m |
1727
m |
0.36
x 0.58 |
Holocene;
two vents |
167 |
Monte
Nespole W |
WSW |
ca
1550 m |
1635
m |
0.31
x 0.38 km |
Holocene;
two vents |
168 |
Monte
Sellato |
WSW |
ca
1150 m |
1299
m |
0.58
x 0.89 km |
Holocene;
strongly elongate, horseshoe-shaped cone |
169 |
Monte
Peloso |
WSW |
ca
1150 m |
1271
m |
0.5
x 0.84 km |
Holocene |
170 |
Monte
Minardo |
WSW |
ca
1100 m |
1304
m |
0.88
x 0.89 km |
Holocene |