Monte Sillara is the highest peak in the Appennino, a sub-chain of the central Apennines in the province of Parma

Province of Parma

The Province of Parma is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Parma.It has an area of 3,449 km², and a total population of 413,198...

, north Italy

Italy

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. It has an altitude of 1,861 m. The Sillara is located at the boundary of the provinces of Parma

Parma

Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....

 and Massa-Carrara

Province of Massa-Carrara

The Province of Massa and Carrara , until 2009 Province of Massa-Carrara, is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is named after the two main towns in its territory: Carrara and Massa, its capital.-History:...

, divided between the comuni of Monchio delle Corti

Monchio delle Corti

Monchio delle Corti is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km west of Bologna and about 45 km southwest of Parma, including part of the Appennino Parmense, with the Monte Sillara begin the highest peak in the province.-External links:*...

 (northern slopes) and Bagnone

Bagnone

Bagnone is a comune in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 km northwest of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Massa in the Lunigiana, facing the Monte Sillara...

 (southern ones).

On the Parmense sie are two small glacial lakes, the Lake Sillara Superiore (11,400 sq. meters, at 1,732 m) and the Lake Sillara Inferiore (11,350 sq. meters, at 1,731 m). The source of the Bagnone torrent, a left affluence of the Magra River

Magra

The Magra is a 62 km river of Northern Italy, which runs through Pontremoli, Villafranca in Lunigiana and Aulla in the province of Massa-Carrara ; Santo Stefano di Magra, Vezzano Ligure, Arcola, Sarzana and Ameglia in the province of La Spezia .In Roman times it was known as the Macra and marked...

, can be found on the southern Sillara.