The highest peak of the range is La Pizzuta, approximately 1333 meters tall, but historically the most important mountain is Monte Pellegrino, 606 meters tall. The hill is geographically separated from the rest of the range by a plain.
Monte Pellegrino offers panoramic views of the city, the surrounding mountains, and the Tyrrhenian Sea. In his book “A Journey to Italy,” Goethe described Monte Pellegrino as the most beautiful promontory in the world.
