Mount Lauro is a mountain reaching 986 metres located in south-eastern Sicily belonging to the chain of Hyblaean Mountains

Hyblaean Mountains

The Hyblaean Mountains are a mountain range in south-eastern Sicily, Italy. They are included in the provinces of Ragusa, Syracuse and Catania, and reaches the highest altitude with Monte Lauro, at 986 m.-Geology:...

, stretching between three provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Siracusa. Together with the adjacent mountains, Monte Lauro is part of a complex of Miocene volcanic submarine, no longer active.

From its slopes, which currently hosts more than 2330 hectares of coniferous forests of Mediterranean and extending into the territories of Buccheri

Buccheri

Buccheri is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily ....

, Buscemi

Buscemi

Buscemi is a town and comune of 1,150 inhabitants in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily .It is located 52 km west of Syracuse, in the Hyblaean Mountains, precisely on the mountain of Vinnitti ; the river Anapo crosses the communal territory...

, Chiaramonte Gulfi

Chiaramonte Gulfi

Chiaramonte Gulfi is a town and comune in the province of Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy. As of 2007 Chiaramonte Gulfi had an estimated population of 8,035.-Geography:...

, Ferla

Ferla

Ferla is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . As of 2007 Ferla had an estimated population of 2,622....

, Giarratana

Giarratana

Giarratana is a town and comune in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy....

, Licodia Eubea

Licodia Eubea

Licodia Eubea is a town and comune in the province of Catania, on the island of Sicily. It is bounded by the comuni of Caltagirone, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Giarratana, Grammichele, Mazzarrone, Mineo, Monterosso Almo and Vizzini...

, Monterosso Almo

Monterosso Almo

Monterosso Almo is a comune in the province of Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy. As of December 2006, Monterosso Almo had an estimated population of 3,343....

, Vizzini

Vizzini

Vizzini is a town and comune in the province of Catania, on the island of Sicily. It is located 60 km from Catania in the Hyblaean Mountains, on the most northwesterly slopes of Monte Lauro....

 and Carlentini

Carlentini

Carlentini is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily .The city's name has its origins in the neighboring town of Lentini. In 1551, Vice-King Giovanni De Vega founded a new city in honour of Emperor Carlo V, naming it in Latin Carleontini, or Leontini of Carlo...

, originate many rivers including the 'Ánapo, Dirillo

Dirillo

The Dirillo, or Acate, is a river in Sicily which springs from the Hyblaean Mountains and flows through the areas of Vizzini, Licodia Eubea, Mazzarrone, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Acate, Vittoria, Gela. It enters the Strait of Sicily south-east of the town of Gela...

 and Irminio

Irminio

The Irminio is a 55km long river located in south-eastern Sicily and is also the most important of the rivers of the province of Ragusa.The river springs from Monte Lauro, the main peak of the Hyblaean Mountains, which form the main part of the mountainous southeast of Sicily and runs across the...

. Mount Lauro's name seems to derive from the Latin laurus alloro

Bay Laurel

The bay laurel , also known as sweet bay, bay tree, true laurel, Grecian laurel, laurel tree, or simply laurel, is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glossy leaves, native to the Mediterranean region. It is the source of the bay leaf used in cooking...

, as in the past there were many laurel trees. Due to its height as the largest in the area, located near the peaks are numerous antenna installations for radio stations and television transmitters.